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Expanding a popular mental health team, creating a fund to help cover travel to out-of-state abortion clinics, and giving more money for Animal Care Services were among the most high-profile changes council members discussed making to the budget - largely favorably.

One man was hospitalized, and another was taken into custody after a shooting on the city’s East Side Friday night, according to San Antonio Police.

Jesse Garcia is accused of shooting three San Antonio Police officers. The police chief has questioned why some of Garcia's previous criminal cases were dragging, the Bexar County District Attorney's Office says the delays were due to SAPD.

The holiday weekend is here, and that means San Antonio police officers will be on the roads looking for drunk drivers.

Though council members avoided discussing it in detail, the police shooting death of a woman while she was believed to be in a mental health episode seemed to hang over a police budget discussion.

Sheriff Javier Salazar reminds public about safe zones after two sale exchanges end in shootings.

Timothy Collins, 42, was fatally shot and killed while working as a store clerk on January 1st, 2019. San Antonio Police need help to identify the suspected gunman shown on surveillance video.

A woman and her daughter are physically healing but still dealing with the mental trauma of being attacked by their ex-husband and father, according to San Antonio Police.

According to data from the San Antonio Police Department, DWI arrests have gone up every year over the past three years.

The three-member SA Core team handles mental health calls downtown and the near West Side. Now city leaders want to add teams to cover the North and South parts of the city.

The number of violent street crimes such as murder, robbery, non-family aggravated assault, and deadly conduct with a victim fell citywide in the first four months of 2023, but some of the worst areas for those crimes saw even bigger drops.

SAPD records show 409 calls for service in the two years leading up to Tuesday’s DART action, including numerous disturbances, assaults, and drug law violations.

An outside staffing analysis found that 360 new San Antonio police officers are needed over the next three to five years, so patrol officers could have a 40-60 split of their time between responding to calls and “discretionary time.”

Anthony Xavier Luna’s body was discovered on December 4, 2021, after being reported missing for nearly three months.

The family of 27-year-old Rayne Rice is asking for someone to come forward after she was killed in a vehicle on I-10 in December.

The police union and business community are focusing their criticism on the proposed expansion of cite-and-release, which is another portion of the sweeping, proposed charter amendment now on San Antonio’s May 6 ballot as Proposition A.

A dinner run left an 80-year-old man fighting for his life after he was attacked and carjacked on the North Side, according to San Antonio Police,

Jonathan Heredia was the light of his mother's life. Just hours after he said goodbye to her, she was given the terrible news of his death. It's been a month and no one's been arrested.

Missing toddler, Aviani Brown, has been located safe. Suspect detained for questioning.

Two juveniles stole alcoholic beverages from a gas station and fired a gunshot while being chased on the city’s East Side, according to San Antonio Police.

More police presence is coming to one of San Antonio’s fastest-growing areas in the heart of the city.

Typically the first one to the job site, Jesus “Jesse” Solis had arrived to a site near the 5600 block of Tranquil Dawn at about 5:20 a.m. on Jan. 13, 2020. A co-worker later found him slumped over the center console of his pickup truck, with the driver side window damaged.

San Antonio Police need the public’s help in identifying and locating a suspect who shot and killed a man inside a Northeast Side apartment complex on July 1, 2021.

A video that has millions of views on social media shows a dangerous scene on a busy highway on the Northwest Side.

Lisa Davila said her nephew, Daniel Puente, was punched on Jan. 7 by the driver of a newer-style Ford Bronco near the intersection of Independence Avenue and O’Connor Road on the Northeast Side.

Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of Lina Khil and San Antonio police have released a video highlighting the investigative efforts to find her.

Two people are hospitalized after being followed and shot by suspects from a bar Saturday morning, according to San Antonio police.

A driver is under investigation for driving while intoxicated after they crashed into a San Antonio Police car early Sunday morning.

Several people are in the hospital, one person was arrested for DWI and one family’s home on the North Side has extensive damage after a car crashed into it overnight, according to San Antonio police.

A year after William Hawkins, 35, was shot in a downtown gas station parking lot near McCullough Avenue and U.S. 281, his family is frustrated by what they see as a lack of justice. The Oct. 14, 2021 shooting happened in broad daylight, and was captured on camera, but the shooter is not currently facing any charges.

District 1 residents got a final look at the future North St. Mary’s Police Substation renderings on Monday before construction starts this December.

One man was shot during an argument with a neighbor on the city’s Southwest side, according to San Antonio Police.

A rollover crash in the city’s Southeast side leaves a three-year-old hospitalized Saturday, according to San Antonio police

One suspect is in custody after a man was found beaten to death on the city’s Southeast side Saturday night, said San Antonio Police.

A man is hospitalized after he was stabbed multiple times at an East Side apartment complex, said San Antonio Police.

A house party in a West Side neighborhood turned into a dangerous situation after shots were fired, leaving one woman injured, said San Antonio Police.

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San Antonio Police are questioning the boyfriend of a woman who was shot in the head in a South Side home.

Under the proposed city budget, SAPD would get 78 new uniform positions for a total of 2,581. Meanwhile, SAFD’s firefighter and EMS positions would rise to 1,795 with the addition of 21 new spots.

A woman has been hospitalized after a vehicle struck her while crossing the street on the Northwest Side; San Antonio Police continue to search for the driver.

San Antonio Police arrested a 29-year-old man Monday afternoon in connection with an aggravated robbery.

The eastbound lanes of I-10 East from Graytown Road to Loop 1604 have reopened following a major crash involving an 18-wheeler on Sunday, according to Transguide. The westbound lanes however remain closed.

San Antonio police are investigating after a body was found south of downtown in the San Pedro Creek.

Three people were injured, including one person who is hospitalized with serious injuries, after a drunk driver caused a crash on the Northwest Side early Sunday morning, according to San Antonio Police.

San Antonio Police and Crime Stoppers are seeking the public’s help in finding the individuals responsible for ramming and shooting at a car on the city’s South Side.

One man has been taken to the hospital following a shooting on the South Side, according to San Antonio Police.

Incident occurred on June 25 at 2:25 a.m. in the 4100 block of Gardendale Drive

Two people are custody after police say they fired at officers on the city’s near West Side early Friday morning.

Six months after Lina Khil was last seen at a playground in her family’s apartment complex, answers are still scarce on what happened to the then-3-year-old girl.

A twice-fired San Antonio Police officer has lost an attempt to win his job back after he was fired for using a series of spoofed phone numbers to harass a woman with graphic photos, including her own “intimate, personal selfies.”

The City of San Antonio has settled a seven-year-old lawsuit of a man who died as police handcuffed him and held him down on the side of a busy highway in April 2013.

San Antonio police are adding another tool that they hope could help officers better respond to active shooter situations.

San Antonio police have released surveillance footage of a group of people wanted for questioning in a fatal shooting from earlier this year.

San Antonio police are looking for suspects they say were involved in a shooting that sent one person to the hospital.

Crime Stoppers may pay up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest in this case.

The woman told police that a man pulled a gun on her outside a near Northwest Side home.

San Antonio city leaders who spoke with KSAT 12 News offered their condolences to 28-year-old Kevin Johnson’s family after he was shot and killed by officers, which led to a tense confrontation between the crowd and police. However, they chose to withhold further comment until the details are confirmed and the body cam footage is released.

San Antonio Police need the public’s help identifying and locating two suspects they say robbed a Home Depot on the far West Side Wednesday.

Police are treating a body found late Friday morning in the parking lot of a West Side apartment complex as a homicide, but they are not releasing many details.

SAPD identifies 21 micro hot spots of crime where more than 5 violence crimes were reported between October and December of 2021.

A former classmate of Jennifer Sue Delgado gets council approval to have a street named after her.

Quintin Smith, 28, was killed on Jan. 9 in the parking lot of the Blow Hookah Lounge at 3333 West Avenue.

There's an empty playground and an eerily quiet complex on the Northwest Side amid the ongoing search of Lina Khil, who vanished from the playground Monday afternoon. At the complex, parents are worried about the young girl’s whereabouts and holding their own kids extra close.

A man is in custody after holding a machete to a woman’s throat and robbing a store on the West Side, according to San Antonio Police.

Couple who lives in luxury apartments near The Pearl would like to see a stronger response from complex management in response to crime.

An organization dedicated to fighting domestic violence is hoping the latest violent crime, where a man allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend multiple times, reminds victims of domestic violence to seek help.

Three people were injured after a shooting Monday night on the West Side, according to San Antonio Police.

San Antonio Police are investigating after anti-Semitic fliers were left in the driveways of residents living in Northside communities.

The northbound lanes of Interstate 35 on the Northeast Side are closed Tuesday morning due to an 18-wheeler rollover.

A search is underway for a woman who shot and injured a man on the East Side Wednesday night, according to San Antonio Police.

A San Antonio teacher never finished her first week on the job teaching at La Petite Academy after police say she was shot and killed, allegedly at the hands of her boyfriend.

After having his office ransacked, a San Antonio podiatrist is raising awareness about the severity of the opioid epidemic.

UPDATE (10/05/21): San Antonio Police say Luis Angel Alvarado, 21, turned himself into the Bexar County jail. He was booked on a murder warrant.

A San Antonio woman is hoping her brother’s fatal stabbing will encourage the community to step up and help investigators with the many unsolved homicide cases in San Antonio.

A search is underway for a driver after they hit and killed a man downtown and fled the scene, according to San Antonio Police.

A 33-year-old man is in custody after he allegedly robbed a Northwest Side bank Friday afternoon, according to San Antonio police.

The San Antonio Police need the public’s help identifying a man they say is a person of interest in an aggravated robbery on the Southwest Side that happened in August.

A man is in the hospital and a suspect is on the run after a road rage shooting on the Northeast Side, according to San Antonio Police.

San Antonio Police and Crime Stoppers are seeking the public’s help in finding the person who fired gunshots at a car waiting in line at a Taco Bell drive-thru.

San Antonio police are investigating a pair of shootings that landed two men in the hospital.

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San Antonio Police investigated two different cases Tuesday where children were forced to witness a traumatic event.

The classmate of a girl who died from a stabbing in 1988 is hoping to keep her memory alive 33 years later.

The victim of a Southeast Side home invasion is hoping the suspects involved are caught soon, for the sake of his mother’s safety.

A San Antonio family honored their loved one during a vigil to raise awareness about violence in the city.

The Alamo City's biggest party is underway and TxDOT encourages party goers to think twice before drinking and driving.

The San Antonio Police released surveillance video Thursday of a fatal shooting that happened at the San Antonio International Airport in April.

San Antonio Police and Crime Stoppers are seeking the public’s help in finding a man who fired a gun during a road rage incident back in April.

San Antonio Police and Crime Stoppers are seeking the public’s help in tracking down an arson suspect.

A San Antonio woman is recounting the final moments on the phone with her mother, a cyclist, who had been hit by an alleged drunk driver.

The most contentious item in this year’s city election came down to the wire on Saturday night as the controversial Proposition B was defeated by a little more than two percentage points.

Joan Francisco Paulino, 19, has been charged with murder, according to San Antonio Police. SAN ANTONIO – A 19-year-old man is now behind bars and charged with murder after San Antonio police say he fatally shot one of his longtime friends on the city’s Northwest Side. The San Antonio police helicopter hovered over the scene and officers witnessed a vehicle leave the area. During an interview with police, Paulino initially claimed that an unknown vehicle had pulled up and shot Garcia-Sanchez. However, after taking a break in the interview, police said Paulino called his mother and Garcia-Sanchez’s mother and confessed that he had fatally shot Garcia-Sanchez.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – News of a quick arrest in a deadly shooting has come as a relief to some of the people who live in the far Northwest Side neighborhood. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man who was killed late Wednesday night as Michael Garcia-Sanchez, 19. The report says officers in the helicopter spotted a car in a nearby alley, then saw it suddenly drive back to the shooting scene. They attempted to question the three men in the car but they refused to cooperate, the report says. The report did not say whether Paulino was among the group in the car who officers questioned.

Joan Francisco Paulino, 19, has been charged with murder, according to San Antonio Police. SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police have arrested a 19-year-old who they say fatally shot a man on the city’s Northwest Side late Wednesday night. Joan Francisco Paulino, 19, was taken into police custody, according to SAPD. Police said 19-year-old Michael Garcia-Sanchez was struck in the upper body during the shooting. Investigators say they have been questioning three men who were with the victim at the time but that they have been uncooperative.

SAN ANTONIO – Members of the San Antonio Police and San Antonio Fire Departments conducted an honor procession through downtown streets Thursday night to honor an officer who died of COVID-19 as well as the city’s health care workers. Officer Onofre Serna died last week, SAPD confirmed on Thursday. Last week, city and SAPD officials announced that an officer who had been with the department since 1985 and had served the community for more than 35 years had died of COVID-19. His name was not released until Thursday. SAPD and SAFD employees drove emergency vehicles in Thursday night’s processional, which started at 6:30 p.m. at the SAPD central substation and traveled through the downtown area.

SAN ANTONIO – The suspect accused of shooting a man in the face at a West Side apartment complex is still at large, San Antonio police said on Sunday. That’s when the man got into an argument with a woman and her boyfriend overheard the confrontation, grabbed his gun and fired at the man several times, grazing his cheek once. After the shooting, the man drove to his home in the 800 block of Darby Boulevard before 2:45 a.m. Sunday morning and called police. Police said the bullet left the man with a significant wound, but he is expected to recover. Related: Uvalde County deputies searching for suspect considered armed, dangerous after pursuit on Highway 55

SAN ANTONIO – Update:The Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a man who was found deceased after crashing his truck outside of Wilderness Elementary School. Agustin Tellez, 57, suffered a medical incident while driving before crashing his truck outside of the school. Original:A man driving a truck suffered a medical episode and crashed outside of Wilderness Elementary School, according to North East Independent School District officials. “The driver had a medical incident while driving and passed away. Minor damage.

SAN ANTONIO – UPDATE: A Clear Alert for a missing 48-year-old San Antonio woman has been discontinued. ---(Original Story)A CLEAR Alert has been issued for a 48-year-old woman last seen in San Antonio is missing, and police are searching for her. The Texas Alert Network issued the alert Wednesday night. Amy Rebecca McGraw is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 250 pounds, with blonde hair and green eyes, authorities said. CLEAR Alert issued for missing woman, 48, last seen in San Antonio (SAPD)Law enforcement officials said McGraw’s disappearance poses a credible threat to her health and safety.

SAN ANTONIO – A District 2 widow is calling for change within her community after her husband was gunned down outside of his home on May 31. Etoy McGarity said her husband, Charles Pryor, 48, had so many great qualities, including being a mentor to children on the East Side. I just wanted him to be there.”That dark evening, Etoy McGarity said her husband had a bad feeling. “She was screaming and crying, and I was trying to stay strong and to calm her down,” Etoy McGarity said. Since the shooting, the family has moved, and Etoy McGarity said she struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder.