SAN ANTONIO – A longtime San Antonio Police Department officer was arrested and charged with unlawfully installing a tracking device on his estranged wife’s vehicle, according to an arrest affidavit.
Richard Boyle turned himself in to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office after an arrest warrant was issued. The department said the warrant stemmed from an “off-duty incident” that happened in March.
His wife, who made the report to SAPD’s Internal Affairs division, told investigators she and Boyle were separated.
The document states that after Boyle’s wife moved out, she initially drove a Cadillac belonging to him, which he monitored using the OnStar system. She realized Boyle had been tracking the Cadillac’s location, returned the vehicle and purchased a new one on March 3.
According to investigators, Boyle’s wife used the Tile app on her phone to check for tracking devices on March 11 and found one attached to her new vehicle.
Investigators processed the vehicle and collected the device, the affidavit states.
Both Boyle and his wife were interviewed. According to the affidavit, Boyle admitted to placing the tracker on his wife’s vehicle.
Boyle is a 24-year veteran of SAPD and is assigned to the department’s Off Duty Employment Detail. An SAPD news release on Wednesday said he is on administrative duty.
SAPD is conducting an administrative investigation into the case, the release said.
Per KSAT Investigates’ count, Boyle is the seventh SAPD officer arrested this year.
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