Joshua Saunders
Photojournalist
Joshua Saunders is an Emmy award-winning photographer/editor who has worked in the San Antonio market for the past 20 years. Joshua works in the Defenders unit, covering crime and corruption throughout the city.
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‘They crossed the line with my sons’: Michelle Barrientes Vela slams SAPD response at her property
Read full article: ‘They crossed the line with my sons’: Michelle Barrientes Vela slams SAPD response at her propertyFormer Bexar County constable Michelle Barrientes Vela has sounded off on San Antonio emergency personnel who responded to the family’s auto dealership after body camera footage of the violent 2024 altercation was recently made public.
Body camera footage shows violent confrontation between Michelle Barrientes Vela’s sons, SAPD
Read full article: Body camera footage shows violent confrontation between Michelle Barrientes Vela’s sons, SAPDNewly released body camera footage shows the sons of former Bexar County Precinct 2 Constable Michelle Barrientes Vela fighting San Antonio police officers at the family’s Northwest Side auto dealership.
Footage shows Northside ISD officer shoot woman outside packed football stadium
Read full article: Footage shows Northside ISD officer shoot woman outside packed football stadiumNewly released surveillance video shows the October 2023 shooting of a woman by a Northside Independent School District police officer outside of a crowded high school football stadium.
Live pests, greasy tables lead to reinspection of popular West Side diner
Read full article: Live pests, greasy tables lead to reinspection of popular West Side dinerMultiple lives pests were found near the grill, ice machine and sink at a Jim’s Restaurant on the West Side, according to a report from Metro Health.
Man accuses off-duty ICE agent of assault after long-running neighborhood dispute turns violent
Read full article: Man accuses off-duty ICE agent of assault after long-running neighborhood dispute turns violentAn off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent is accused of assaulting his former neighbor after a lengthy dispute turned violent last month, San Antonio police records and cell phone camera footage show.
Man killed in Kerr County flooding identified; half-dozen bridges sustain ‘major damage,’ officials say
Read full article: Man killed in Kerr County flooding identified; half-dozen bridges sustain ‘major damage,’ officials sayElected officials, from U.S. Rep. Chip Roy to state Rep. Wes Virdell, along with local lawmakers, were quick to point to the biggest differences from last year’s flood and this week’s flooding.
Kendall County flooding prompts 2 high-water rescues; No major injuries reported, officials say
Read full article: Kendall County flooding prompts 2 high-water rescues; No major injuries reported, officials sayDespite a “wider footprint” compared to last year’s Hill Country floods, Kendall County officials reported no significant injuries connected to this week’s flooding.
At least 10 UTSA students may be displaced after tornado hits Northwest Side apartments, police say
Read full article: At least 10 UTSA students may be displaced after tornado hits Northwest Side apartments, police sayAccording to San Antonio Fire Chief Valerie Frausto, no injuries were reported at an apartment complex that sustained tornado damage Wednesday morning.
SAPD briefly searched for a woman after getting an alert. Her family found her dead 37 hours later.
Read full article: SAPD briefly searched for a woman after getting an alert. Her family found her dead 37 hours later.When 21-year-old Jolie Pesina crashed her vehicle into Leon Creek on a November morning, her iPhone immediately did what it was designed to do. It called 911.
Records: SAPD fired sergeant for timekeeping issues after voicing concerns about lieutenant’s behavior
Read full article: Records: SAPD fired sergeant for timekeeping issues after voicing concerns about lieutenant’s behaviorA veteran San Antonio Police Department sergeant was fired for submitting inaccurate employee time forms after she reported concerns about a lieutenant’s conduct toward female employees, internal records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
River Inn rebuild continues one year after deadly Hill Country floods
Read full article: River Inn rebuild continues one year after deadly Hill Country floodsA year after deadly floodwaters tore through the historic River Inn and Conference Center in Hunt, signs of recovery are finally beginning to emerge along the banks of the Guadalupe River.