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TSA finds anti-tank recoilless rifle in checked luggage at San Antonio airport
The TSA confiscated a record 6,301 firearms at airports across the nation last year.
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Batchelor Trial, New Year’s Eve: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Readers also took time to delve into stories about another SAPD officer being put on leave and a right-wing extremist group ginning up conspiracy theories.
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San Antonio police officer put on leave after firing at suspect in car theft case
The same officer, Miguel Leal, also received a 45-day suspension last spring for failing to report two incidents that occurred on one of his shifts.
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Willie Nelson, Freezing Weather: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
The week’s most-read stories were a mixed bag that included several music stories and a look at Texas AG Ken Paxton’s latest authoritarian escapades.
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Baseless rumor about San Antonio serial killer is debunked again, this time by USA Today
A Facebook post shared several thousand times claimed without proof that a serial killer active in San Antonio had killed nine women.
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15 Bexar County deputies and 7 San Antonio police officers were arrested this year, report shows
That total of 22 arrests was a slight decline from the 25 reported last year.
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‘Shit Sandwich Cop,’ Pearl Parking: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Folks also read up on an armed militia’s attempt to intimidate the city’s LGBTQ+ community by protesting outside a Christmas-themed drag show.
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San Antonio’s ‘shit-sandwich cop’ now fired from police department in nearby Floresville
Floresville’s city manager said the department confirmed the officer’s state licenses, but he said he’s unsure how much online scrutiny it conducted.
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San Antonio police deny online rumor of serial killer loose in the city
SAPD officials said they have found “no factual basis on these claims.”
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San Antonio’s ‘shit sandwich cop’ working as a police officer again, this time in Floresville
Officer Matthew Luckhurst’s rehiring was the centerpiece of an investigation into Texas’ lax and fragmented oversight of police licensing.
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Erik Cantu, Texas Earthquake: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Plenty of folks also checked out our story on the Rotary Ice Rink returning to downtown’s Travis Park.
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Erik Cantu, the San Antonio teen shot by a police officer, is awake, playing with Legos, family says
Cantu still potentially faces one more surgery along with lengthy rehab, according to his family.
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Erik Cantu, Be Kind & Rewind: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Plenty of readers also checked out our investigative piece on potentially cancer-causing chemicals being used to treat San Antonio’s drinking water.
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San Antonio police release video of Councilman Clayton Perry’s erratic encounter after car crash
Perry was arrested Thursday for failing to stop and provide information, and SAPD says it also will file DWI charges.
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Texas cannabis decriminalization victories in midterms bode well for San Antonio petition drive
San Antonio activists are collecting signatures for a petition that would let local voters decide whether to decriminalize pot, among other city charter changes.
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San Antonio Police Department has higher approval rating than it did 4 years ago, survey finds
SAPD had the second-highest approval rate among other big Texas cities, according to the report.
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Erik Cantu, San Antonio teen shot by now-fired police officer, no longer on life support, family says
Although off life support, he still receives high-flow oxygen via a tracheostomy to help him breathe.
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Erik Cantu evaded San Antonio cop the night before shooting, SAPD records reportedly show
The plates on Cantu’s car did not match the vehicle that the teen was driving, records also show, according to a KSAT report.
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Lawyer for San Antonio teen Erik Cantu wants Justice Department to investigate police shooting
‘No one is safe with him out on the streets,’ Erik Cantu’s mother, Victoria Casarez, said of the former officer who shot her son.
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Family of Erik Cantu, the teen shot by now-fired San Antonio cop, says his condition is improving
‘Erik still remains on life support for his lungs, but we are seeing improvement,’ the family said in a statement.