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āWe definitely need more teamsā: City of San Antonio looks to expand its crisis mental health response
Read full article: āWe definitely need more teamsā: City of San Antonio looks to expand its crisis mental health responseFaced with a crisis, City of San Antonio officials are working on a solution to support people during a mental health crisis.
Marked or unmarked: How mental health crisis response teams roll out in San Antonio, Bexar County
Read full article: Marked or unmarked: How mental health crisis response teams roll out in San Antonio, Bexar CountyA polo shirt and jeans arenāt the uniform anyone would typically expect from a police officer or a paramedic. For crisis mental health teams, dressing down is a part of the job.
San Antonio vs. Denver: Different systems with similar goals for mental health crisis response
Read full article: San Antonio vs. Denver: Different systems with similar goals for mental health crisis responseIn KSATās āCrisis in Questionā series, our team is taking a closer look at the different kinds of crisis response in San Antonio and Denver.
Did San Antonio choose the right combination in its response to mental health calls?
Read full article: Did San Antonio choose the right combination in its response to mental health calls?SA CORE is a co-responder team, meaning police officers are a part of our crisis response equation. That can often be a point of criticism.
Introducing KSATās āCrisis in Question: Measuring San Antonioās Mental Health Solutionā series
Read full article: Introducing KSATās āCrisis in Question: Measuring San Antonioās Mental Health Solutionā seriesThousands of mental health calls are made to 911 in San Antonio each year. KSAT is taking a closer look at the effectiveness of the cityās crisis response team.
Pedestrian killed while crossing street on South Side, SAPD says
Read full article: Pedestrian killed while crossing street on South Side, SAPD saysSAPD said the unidentified pedestrian was crossing the street near the 2700 block of South Zarzamora when they were hit by a silver Jeep traveling northbound.
Sports world mourns death of John Thompson, but if not for fate, he wouldāve likely died in Sept. 11 attacks
Read full article: Sports world mourns death of John Thompson, but if not for fate, he wouldāve likely died in Sept. 11 attacksBut while the world is sad over Thompsonās passing, he at least had 19 more years of living after nearly dying during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. But Romeās producer, Danny Schwartz, asked that he fly out a day later to accommodate the showās schedule. Thompson told Schwartz that wouldnāt work and he was unhappy at the suggestion, but after Schwartz insisted, Thompson changed his flight. Ten years after that day, Thompson went on Romeās radio show to reminisce, starting with a message Thompsonās assistant relayed to him. āLet me tell you something, if youāre ever in Washington, D.C., you look me up,ā Thompson told Schwartz.
Bogus 911 call could yield stiff consequences
Read full article: Bogus 911 call could yield stiff consequencesSAN ANTONIO ā Police say a call that came in for someone shot around 8 p.m. Saturday turned out to be quite a different scenario than they thought. When police arrived at South Presa Street and Southon Road on Saturday, they found people scrambling from a building that had 18 to 20 eight-liners inside. SAPD uncovers illegal gambling operation on South SideEven though there was a reason to notify authorities, the San Antonio Police Department is reminding people of the consequences of making bogus 911 calls. So if you get to a scene and youāre seeing people running, you donāt necessarily know whoās suspects, whoās victims,ā said Officer Doug Greene, SAPD spokesperson. And itās kind of pushed back when you have a high priority call such as this.āMaking a bogus 911 call is a class A misdemeanor in Texas.