Red Light Camera Lawsuit   Jun 27, 2008 00:43:48

A man has filed a lawsuit against Balcones Heights, stating that the city violated his rights by taking his picture with a red light camera and sending him a traffic ticket.Mark Cevallos's car was caught on camera at one of the four intersections in Balcones Heights equipped with a red light camera.Cevallos said "The notice I received alleged I ran a red light." When asked if he ran the red lig... Read More

Confessed Hit Man Admits To Anot...   Jun 23, 2008 10:01:28

Reported by: Demond Fernandez Police say a man who admitted he murdered a woman in Balcones Heights this week has also confessed to several other violent crimes in the San Antonio area.Investigators told News 4 the accused killer, 18-year-old Emanuel Gomez, is a hit-man who mistakenly killed 27-year-old Rose Martinez Monday night. Police said Gomez told them he had orders to shoot but not kill,... Read More

Police Release Red Light Camera ...   Jun 18, 2008 23:51:35

BALCONES HEIGHTS, Texas -- It all happened in a matter of seconds.   A person wearing an orange shirt steps out of a red car, walks up to a green Mercedes and runs away a few seconds later. In that short period of time, police said, 27-year-old Rose Anne Martinez was fatally shot in the chest by 18-year-old Emanuel Camacho Gomez.   Balcones Heights police released two video clips Friday eve... Read More

Free Smoke alarms in Balcones He...   Jun 18, 2008 23:40:28

Express-News   Balcones Heights residents without smoke alarms in their homes can get a free one installed by that city's Fire Department. The Wayne Wright Charities Smoke Alarms in Every Home Campaign donated the alarms. To have one installed, call (210) 734-7077.   Read More

Suspect Arrested in Woman's Slay...   Jun 17, 2008 22:41:26

  By David Saleh RaufExpress-News     An 18-year-old man was charged this week in the slaying of a woman in Balcones Heights, said an arrest affidavit released Wednesday.   Police said Emanuel Camacho Gomez told them he walked up to a Mercedes stopped at a traffic light at Fredericksburg Road and Crossroads Boulevard on Monday evening and fired two shots into the car, killing 27-year-old ... Read More

Red Light Cameras   Jun 15, 2008 14:59:35

  Red Light CamerasPAY RED LIGHT TICKETS (HERE)  Red Light Cameras in Balcones Heights are official; running a red light in the 1-square mile suburb can net you a $75 dollar citation.Videos from the cameras are currently transmitted to the American Traffic Solutions (ATS) headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona. From there ATS forwards the information to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for... Read More