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Nov 1, 2024 | 
expressnews.com | Emilie Eaton
Under the Hays Street bridge on a hot July afternoon a group of unhoused people in the throw if active addiction get high. Andrea (right) lights a pipe with the help of her partner. Behind her a man injects heroin. The City of San Antonio plans to declare overdoses a public health crisis.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Emilie Eaton
In one of her first interviews before she takes the helm, interim Deputy Fire Chief Valerie Frausto outlines a bold new vision for the San Antonio Fire Department, where she said she hopes to listen to rank-and-file concerns, improve morale and build up communication.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Emilie Eaton
The family of Khamari Khols Lang, the 11-month-old who was shot and killed by his toddler sibling this week in what police described as a tragic accident, started a GoFundMe to raise money for funeral expenses. Sheena-Marie Hutton, the boy's aunt, described Khamari as someone who "brought immense joy" to his family. The baby boy, the youngest of six siblings, was in the process of learning how to walk, Hutton said.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Emilie Eaton |Nancy M. Preyor-Johnson
Brad Chandler Simpson, whose wife Suzanne Clark Simpson has been missing for more than two weeks, faces two new charges - tampering or fabricating with physical evidence and possession of a prohibited weapon, both felonies. The additional charges, filed Tuesday evening according to court records, are the latest developments in the case of Suzanne Simpson. The 51-year-old mother of four was last seen on Oct. 6 and was reported missing the following day.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
expressnews.com | Emilie Eaton |Nancy Johnson
Missing real estate agent Suzanne Clark Simpson's husband Brad Chandler Simpson faces two new charges — tampering or fabricating with physical evidence and possession of a prohibited weapon, both felonies. He was previously arrested and charged with unlawful restraint and assault causing bodily injury of a family member — both misdemeanors. And he faces a federal charge for an unregistered gun.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Emilie Eaton |Sig Christenson |Patrick Danner |Nancy M. Preyor-Johnson
In the latest development in the disappearance of Olmos Park real estate agent Suzanne Clark Simpson, a business partner of Simpson's husband has been arrested and charged with tampering with evidence. A spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety told the San Antonio Express-News that the arrest of James Val Lee Cotter was related to the investigation into Simpson's disappearance. The 51-year-old mother of four was last seen alive on Oct. 6 and was reported missing the following day.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
expressnews.com | Emilie Eaton |Sig Christenson |Patrick Danner |Nancy Johnson
James Val Lee Cotter, a former business partner of Brad Chandler Simpson, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony. His case is related to missing Realtor Suzanne Simpson's disappearance, authorities said. Cotter, 65, who goes by "Val," was arrested by the Department of Public Safety on Monday, according to court records. A magistrate judge set his bail at $500,000. Department of Public Safety Sgt.
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
expressnews.com | Emilie Eaton
Newly released body camera footage shows seven San Antonio police officers shoot and kill 34-year-old Roberto Gonzalez as he began lifting a gun in their direction. Gonzalez was accused of two separate aggravated robberies. San Antonio Police DepartmentNewly released body camera footage shows seven San Antonio police officers shoot and kill a man as he began lifting a gun in their direction. The incident was one of two shootings by San Antonio police officers on Sept.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
expressnews.com | Sig Christenson |Emilie Eaton
A Texas Ranger works at the center of the pit while an excavator loads debris into a dump truck aslLaw enforcement personnel continue to search for evidence in the disappearance of real estate agent Suzanne Clark Simpson at the Republic Services Tessman Road Landfill of FM 1516 on Thursday — the final day of the search there.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
expressnews.com | Emilie Eaton
Crews convened in Boerne last week during a search for Suzanne Simpson, a missing San Antonio area real estate agent who was reported missing on Oct. 6. Jessica PhelpsOlmos Park Police Chief Fidel Villegas holds up a photo of Suzanne Simpson from a security camera during a press conference on Oct. 10. Josie Norris/San Antonio Express-NewsPeople pray during a vigil on for missing real estate agent Suzanne Simpson on Oct. 13 at the Oblate Grotto.
