Cowboy Hat Is Back For Bexar Sheriff's Deputies
Bexar County Commissioners proclaimed Feb. 7 through Feb. 24 "Official Rodeo Season" and Feb. 7 as "Official Dress Western San Antonio Day."
View ArticlePamerleau Gets $500,000 For Emergency Overtime Payroll
Bexar County Commissioners have approved emergency funding to temporarily pay overtime to Bexar County detention officers, but the sheriff has a plan to save the county a quarter-million...
View ArticleSheriff And County Manager Work On Plan For Jail Staffing
Sheriff Susan Pamerleau returned to county commissioners Tuesday to give them a promised update on her progress to correct staffing and overtime issues at the Bexar County Jail. The new sheriff told...
View ArticleChildsafe Expanding Outreach To Include Physical Abuse And Neglect
Bexar County's only child advocacy center, ChildSafe, has announced a realignment to serve more children, but there are some challenges in the move.For 23 years, ChildSafe has served child victims of...
View ArticlePamerleau Says Hiring Emergency Is Leveling Off, Other Priorities Get Attention
Bexar County Sheriff Susan Pamerleau said the overtime problem at the county jail is just about a thing of the past. Pamerleau asked for an additional $500,000 in late January to cover overtime hours...
View ArticleCity Council Redistricting and the Race for Bexar County Sheriff
With population shifts revealed by the latest census numbers, it was time to re-draw city council districts. David Mendez is the man charged with drawing the new boundaries and making sure everyone has...
View ArticlePamerleau Beats Ortiz: First Elected Female Bexar County Sheriff
Bexar County will have a new sheriff after the Republican challenger unseated Democratic incumbent Amadeo Ortiz. Bexar County Sheriff-Elect Susan Pamerleau had a smile from ear to ear with an early...
View ArticleBexar County Sheriff-Elect Announces Appointments To Management Team
Bexar County Sheriff-elect Susan Pamerleau is using the final days of December to gather her executive team so they can hit the ground running on new year's day.On Monday, at her second press...
View ArticleSheriff Susan Pamerleau Sworn In - First Woman Elected To Post
The first woman elected to serve as Bexar County’s Sheriff was sworn in at one minute past midnight on the first day of the new year.The day after her successful bid to defeat incumbent Amadeo Ortiz,...
View Article46 Arrested On Southside In Human Trafficking, Prostitution Sting
Local law enforcement officials today announced a human trafficking round-up that netted 46 suspects.
View ArticleThe Source: Boy Kings Of Texas And The Bexar County Sheriff
In The First Segment:Domingo Martinez's "The Boy Kings of Texas" transports people into his Brownsville childhood, warts and all, in his memoir.It's been called "an emotional roller coaster rendered in...
View ArticleBexar County Sheriff Responds To Recent Deputy Arrests
Following the arrest of several deputies in the past week, Bexar County Sheriff Susan Pamerleau told reporters she has implemented programs to address disciplinary problems among deputies and detention...
View ArticleFallen Deputies To Be Honored At Public Ceremony
As part of National Police Week, San Antonio Police Department and Bexar County Sheriff's Department are honoring their slain officers and deputies.SAPD held a ceremony earlier this week and Sheriff...
View ArticlePamerleau Says Gun Control Debate Should Focus On Mental Illness
From the senseless deaths of children in Newtown, Connecticut at Sandy Hook Elementary, to the movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colorado, high-profile tragedies involving guns never cease to shock...
View ArticleNew Bexar County Jail Administrator Makes His Introduction
Bexar County Sheriff Susan Pamerleau finally introduced new jail administrator Raul Banasco today, who said one of his first goals is to get jail staffing up to 100 percent and to make the command...
View ArticleCounty Developing Program To Fight Recidivism In Non-Violent Offenders
Bexar County is moving ahead to the next step in their effort to reduce the number of non-violent repeat offenders in county jails, which costs the county millions per year.The county’s re-entry...
View ArticleSheriff's Office Looking For Alternate Funding For Safety Equipment
Bexar County Sheriff Susan Pamerleau is looking for funds in other places after her office was denied almost $100,000 worth of equipment funding from a federal grant.The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice...
View ArticleSheriff's Department Throws Holiday Party For Children Of Bexar County Inmates
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Department made sure Santa Claus didn’t forget the children of the inmates at the county jail. On Sunday afternoon at the El Progresso Hall on the city’s West Side,...
View ArticleBexar County Jail Cracks Down On Security After Discovery Of Smuggled Cell...
There are only two entrances open to the Bexar County Jail after officials discovered several incidents of security violations involving cell phone use in secure areas of the jail. Sheriff Susan...
View ArticleSheriff Susan Pamerleau Cites Department Improvement In Address To Community
Bexar County Sheriff Susan Pamerleau, the county’s first female sheriff, gave her first State-of-the-Jail report today. She addressed local elected officials and business leaders, listing her...
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