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BALCONES HEIGHTS - – When officers are mentally and emotionally well, they will perform better on duty. That’s the viewpoint of the Balcones Heights police chief, who in the last several months brought a full-time volunteer chaplain and mental health specialist to the team. It was a decision that came out of a near-tragedy that started February 3, 2021. “We heard Sgt. Sepulveda transmit out on the radio that there had been an officer shot,” said Chief John Jahanara. Turns out, Balcones Heights Sgt. Jose Sepulveda himself had been shot three times during a car burglary investigation. J...

Von Ormy police officer facing termination after weekend arrest for family violence Officer David Hernandez, 34, accused of grabbing woman by the neck, pushing her against a wall Saturday Tags:  David Anthony Hernandez. Image: Bexar County Jail (KSAT) SAN ANTONIO – A Von Ormy Police Department officer will be terminated after his arrest Saturday in San Antonio for family violence, his police chief confirmed Monday. Officer David Hernandez, 34, faces a misdemeanor charge of family assault causing bodily injury, jail records show. Hernandez, who has worked for Von Ormy PD since June, was tak...

Volunteers needed to help build homes with Habitat for Humanity Nonprofit officials say help has decreased during pandemic Tags:  VON ORMY, Texas – The needs of nonprofits and charities for volunteer assistance haven’t slowed down during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although there’s a large need for affordable housing in Bexar County, Habitat for Humanity’s local chapter has had to scale down their original goal of home builds due to the decrease of volunteers and donations and increase in material costs. “Covid stopped our growth,” Stephanie Weise, vice president of Habitat for Humani...

A Salado woman is among six people indicted in a $1.4 million payroll scheme, federal officials announced. Veronica Rios, 42, of Salado, is charged with 18 counts of wire fraud in connection to the scheme to defraud two transportation companies. Five others from the San Antonio area are charged. They are: Mario Martinez, 48, of Von Ormy; and Pedro Guillen, 48; Guadalupe Alsidez, 47; Amanda Hernandez, 23; and Maira Vargas, 37, all of San Antonio, defrauded the transportation companies of over $1.4 million the payroll scheme. The indictment said Rios processed payroll for the companies, and in ...