The San Antonio Police Department said it’s responding to growing concerns from residents after allegations of ill-behaved teenagers wreaking havoc at a Stone Oak Target grabbed headlines and sparked an uproar on Reddit.
Last week, the Current reported that District 9 Councilwoman Misty Spears’ office was looking into complaints about youths hanging out at the Target store near U.S. Highway 281 and TPC Parkway. The office had received complaints about teens committing petty theft in the store’s parking lot, throwing things at customers, eating food they hadn’t paid for and yelling obscenities down the aisles.
“I don’t know how to equate being bored and not being entertained to crime,” Spears told the Current. “Irrespective of that, if you’re committing a crime, then you need to be held accountable for it.”
In a statement posted on its Facebook page, SAPD officials said they’re aware of the community complaints…