Assault

April 20, 11:53 p.m., 1000 block of Morningside: Police were called by a woman who had been arguing over money with her husband. She reported she had been assaulted. When the officers arrived, they could not find evidence of an assault, but did find out the husband did have an active warrant for his arrest. The husband was arrested for the old warrant and taken to the THPD.

Driving with invalid license

May 1, 2:10 a.m., 800 block of Austin Highway: After making a radar stop of a vehicle going 48 mph in a 35-mph zone, the officer asked the driver to show proof of insurance and a driver’s license, to which the person responded that she had neither. After a computer check was run, it was discovered the driver was driving with a revoked license. She was arrested and her car towed. The suspect was taken the THPD and given citations for speeding and failure to maintain financial responsibility, and then released on her own recognizance. 

ALAMO HEIGHTS

Possession of marijuana/providing alcohol to minors

April 20, 10:12 p.m., 100 block of Elizabeth: Five officers were dispatched to a residence for a welfare check on four separate reports. The officers saw several underage people standing in front of a house, and when police approached, they ran into the house next door’s backyard, jumping the fence and trying to run inside. Investigating further, a large group of minors were found to be drinking and numerous open containers of alcohol were found. An adult at the residence was put under arrest for providing alcohol to minors. All persons in the backyard were ordered to sit on the ground, and citations were written for 15 of the minors.

Going inside the house, evidence of drug usage was found, specifically a table covered in cellophane that had marijuana stems all over it, along with a digital scale that had white powdery residue on it.

Going to the second floor, a bag with a green leafy substance was found in plain view, and other items were found in various hiding spots. The officers took control of the marijuana and numerous items of drug paraphernalia as evidence, and stood by the scene as three children of the adult arrested were picked up by a responsible adult. Police photographed all the evidence, which included 75 to 90 beers in various stages of consumption, alcoholic Jell-O shots, and two bottles of mostly consumed hard liquor. The green leafy substance proved to be marijuana. 

Theft

April 21, 2:01 a.m., 250 Viesca: Police were called by person at Alamo Heights Night who said she saw a couple dismantling and loading a booth into a pickup. The person contacted the owner of the booth, who stated the couple were not employees and the booth had been stolen. 

Burglary of vehicle

April 24, 2:12 a.m., 100 block of Harrigan: Police were contacted when an individual said he saw someone sitting in his vehicle, and when he went to investigate, the suspect fled on foot. The owner noticed the driver’s-side window had been broken out and the in-dash stereo was missing. The scene was processed and palm and fingerprints were recovered from the scene. 

DWI stop yields sex offender

April 29, 2:07 p.m., 4800 block of Broadway: After stopping a car for speeding, the responding officer detected a strong alcoholic odor from the driver after the stop was made. It was found the driver’s license was suspended, and that he was a registered sex offender whose registration had expired. After the officer cleared the vehicle of the driver and passenger, an open bottle of alcohol was found. The passenger was intoxicated, belligerent, uncooperative, hostile and aggressive. She was arrested. The driver was charged with breaking the open container law, driving with an invalid license, failure to show ID and violation of sex offender registration. 

Mule Dome vandalized

April 30, 8:29 a.m., 6900 block of Broadway: Police were dispatched to the Alamo Heights High School Mule Dome when it was found several areas had been vandalized during the prior weekend. At the athletic office, two windows were broken, but there was no entry. At the Dome, the door to the boys gym coaches office was kicked in, the urinal in the boys locker room was broken, and a fire extinguisher had been discharged at the concession stand. A discharged fire extinguisher was found in the swimming pool area. 

Burglary

May 3, 10:48 p.m., 4700 block of Broadway: A security guard at a supermarket called police to say he had observed a male suspect cutting a hole in a fence between the Incarnate Word University campus and Central Market. By the time police arrived, the suspect had left, but a rammer and bolt cutters were found on the ground next to the hole in the fence.