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Bexar County Jail population down more than 500 inmates after release of nonviolent offenders

The population of the Bexar County Jail has decreased by more than 500 inmates since last week as local officials deploy policies aimed at mitigating the spread of COVID-...

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San Antonio official explains rationale behind what it releases to public during COVID-19 pandemic

San Antonio Assistant City Manager Dr. Colleen Bridger on Monday answered a plethora of questions about the city’s handling of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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BCSO corporal charged under state’s new indecent assault law

A Bexar County Sheriff’s corporal under investigation since late last year has been charged with indecent assault in connection to the case, BCSO officials confirmed Wedn...

Bexar County defendants were given a choice to stop in-person drug screenings during COVID-19 pandemic, most declined

On Tuesday, the Bexar County Justice Center had just a handful of people in its hallways. But at a drug testing facility west of downtown that contracts with Bexar County...

Bexar County budget employees slam Calvert, dispute his résumé in audio recordings

Two Bexar County employees, including a senior budget analyst, slammed Precinct 4 Commissioner Tommy Calvert and questioned the veracity of his résumé in audio recordings...

San Antonio VA moves away from in-person mental health appointments for vets amid COVID-19 crisis

Inmates in holding cells too long, overdue training among issues at Bexar County Jail following passed inspection

Rideshare drivers expose deplorable condition of portable toilets at San Antonio International Airport

San Antonio International Airport officials have promised to take action after the KSAT 12 Defenders were provided photos and videos of the unsanitary conditions area rid...

Clashes at work, chronic tardiness and vulgar social media posts. The city of San Antonio promoted him anyway.

The KSAT 12 Defenders reviewed hundreds of pages of records for a city court employee who has been promoted despite a troubling personnel file.

What’s next in the Michelle Barrientes Vela saga?

When Michelle Barrientes Vela appears before a state district judge on Feb. 26, her campaign for Bexar County Sheriff will be eight days into early voting and she’ll have...

SAFD engineer who tried to take sick leave before failing drug test is in trouble again

A San Antonio firefigther who previously served a lengthy suspension for trying to dodge a drug test and then failing it is in trouble again, according to suspension reco...

A city magistrate set accused child killer’s bond at $1 million. A county magistrate then set his bond at $150K. Why?

Many people charged with crimes in Bexar County are now being magistrated twice, first by a city magistrate and then by a county magistrate, causing an unnecessary duplic...

Protections for police officers accused of misconduct in San Antonio

Do the protections that often find their way into police union agreements sometimes block the removal of problem officers and even deter reform within the department?

SAPD officer had an unusual offer: Beat him in a fight and you could go free

Officer Matthew Belver remains a police officer after two indefinite suspensions.

SAPD officer fired 6 times fighting for reinstatement — again

San Antonio Police Department Lieutenant Lee Rakun is no stranger to the arbitration process. The embattled officer, who has successfully won his job back every time he h...

Officer Michael Garza: From rising star to SAPD castoff

Perhaps no story encapsulates the power of the San Antonio Police Officers Association and its current influence on officer discipline more than that of Officer Michael G...

SAPD officer who gave homeless man a feces sandwich trying to win back job for a second time

A fired San Antonio police officer who won reinstatement last year despite giving a homeless man a feces sandwich, is still awaiting arbitration for a second indefinite s...

Debrief: KSAT Defenders break down ‘Broken Blue’ investigative series

GMSA @ 9 talks with Defenders Dillon Collier and Tim Gerber to discuss the series, which will culminate with a one-hour investigative special airing on Jan. 12 at 9 p.m.

A lying SAPD officer was reinstated after he cited his military record. That was a lie, too.

There are two basic requirements for police officers: enforcing the law and being truthful. But for former San Antonio police officer Matthew Martin, it seems that was ju...

VIA suspends officer after family violence arrest at North Side home

A VIA Metropolitan Transit Police Department officer was arrested Wednesday afternoon after San Antonio police said he assaulted a woman inside a North Side home.

Off-duty cop who beat fiancee with rock was only SAPD officer to have firing upheld in 2019

In May 2018, a night out attending a concert with her fiance and friends ended with Cooper-Nurse in a San Antonio emergency room, moaning in pain, suffering from shattere...

Municipal court supervisor accused of slapping security guard, calling him ‘rent-a-pig’

A senior clerk with the San Antonio Municipal Court faces a felony assault charge after being accused late last month of slapping a security guard inside a nightclub nort...

La Vernia ISD yet to hand over text messages of former superintendent, despite AG’s ruling

Officials with La Vernia Independent School District have yet to hand over copies of text messages sent to and from its embattled former superintendent more than six week...

Disgraced SA attorney takes plea deal in felony forgery case, must have restitution ready to avoid jail

A San Antonio attorney who surrendered his law license must begin paying restitution to his victims as soon as next week after accepting a plea deal in a felony forgery c...