Dad charged with injuring baby had previous family violence case dismissed
Jacobo Jimenez Sanchez, 26, was arrested in April on a domestic violence charge. That case, however, was dismissed on July 8, two days before he and Andrea Mena, also 26, were arrested on charges related to injuring their 4-month-old daughter.
Sheriff Salazar says sending Bexar County inmates to other jails is the โnew normalโ
With the Bexar County jail near its capacity, BCSO has been housing 120 to 150 inmates between the Burnet and Kerry County jails at any given time to ensure they have room. The inmates are all โpaper ready,โ meaning they have been convicted and are just waiting for Texas Department of Criminal Justice to pick them up and bring them to prison.
Convicted sex offender escorted into city park by BCSO deputies accused of violating sex offender registry
A convicted sex offender escorted into a city park by BCSO deputies as authorities searched for a missing mother and her son has been arrested on a felony charge after investigators said he failed to report his home address on the stateโs sex offender registry.
BCSO transferred 150 inmates to other county prisons, will move more due to capacity
The Bexar County Sheriff's Office took to Commissioner's Court Tuesday to explain why they've already shipped 150 inmates to neighboring counties. There are over 100 more that are ready to be moved as well. BCSO has requested over $4 million for the transporting, but Commissioners Court is holding off for now.
President Bidenโs executive order raises questions over frequency of illegal crossings amid Bexar County smuggling bust
Bexar County Sheriffโs Office deputies discovered 26 migrants in a suspected human smuggling operation on Thursday. News of the operation comes less than 48 hours after President Joe Bidenโs executive order that limits asylum seekers went into effect.
KSAT Q&A: Sheriff Javier Salazar weighs in on President Bidenโs order limiting asylum at southern border
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar appeared on the KSAT Q&A to discuss his Tuesday visit to the White House after President Joe Biden revealed plans for immediate restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.โ Mexico border.
Local moms fight for solutions after fentanyl breakout in Austin kills nine
Local mothers who lost their children to fentanyl were gut-wrenched last week to hear a batch of drugs laced with fentanyl killed nine people in Austin and caused about 75 to needed Narcan rescue. This tragedy has strengthened their resolve to educate their community and prevent more deaths.
AR-15-style rifle, body armor among items stolen from unlocked Medina County Sheriffโs Office vehicle
An AR 15 rifle and body armor were among the items stolen from an unlocked Medina County Sheriffโs Office vehicle in far west Bexar County late last month, an incident report obtained by KSAT Investigates shows.
Stolen guns, possibly headed to Mexican cartels, seized during raid at Southwest Side home, sheriff says
A team led by the Bexar County Sheriff's Office raided a Southwest Side home, looking for guns. The sheriff says they found about a dozen, some of which had been converted to fully automatic weapons.
Neighbors concerned after learning keys work in multiple locks, following assault of elderly man in home
The key to one home unlocked the door to another house. Thatโs how Bexar County deputies say a man believed to be intoxicated was able to mistakenly enter the wrong home. Investigators say the suspect attacked the homeowner.