“They started up the road and were breaking into the vehicles like a trick or treat fest for them, and going through everybody’s belongings.”<\/p>\n
SAN ANTONIO \u2014 A group of suspected thieves were caught on surveillance video breaking into vehicles in a northwest-side neighborhood before crashing into a parked truck and fleeing the scene on New Year\u2019s Day around 4:30 a.m., according to a local family.<\/p>\n
Sabrina Pargas, who lives in the Northwest Crossing neighborhood, said she and her family woke up Jan. 1 to find plastic debris scattered in their driveway and damage to the front of their truck.<\/p>\n
After checking their home security cameras, they realized a vehicle had struck their truck, hit a trash can and sped away.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt first, we thought it was just an isolated incident from a New Year\u2019s Eve party,\u201d Pargas said. \u201cBut when we posted the video, we saw neighbors had experienced the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Videos shared on the Ring app showed a group moving through the neighborhood and breaking into multiple vehicles, Pargas said. She described the activity as quick and methodical, with suspects rummaging through cars before moving on.<\/p>\n
In one of the videos, someone riding a bicycle appeared to startle the group, causing the suspects to speed away, jump a curb and crash into the Pargas family\u2019s truck, she said.<\/p>\n
Pargas, who did not want her face shown on camera, said the incident is part of a pattern. In June 2025, she said, the taillights were stolen from their vehicle.<\/p>\n
She believes the neighborhood\u2019s demographics may make it a target.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe neighborhood is full of retirees and elderly couples,\u201d Pargas said. \u201cI feel like it\u2019s a known weak spot because they know the security is going to be lower.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pargas said she worries the incidents could escalate and that someone could be seriously hurt. She also worries the curb or trash can could have been someone going for a walk in the early morning hours.<\/p>\n
She said she decided to speak out to raise awareness and encourage neighbors to take precautions, such as upgrading security cameras and staying alert.<\/p>\n
The video has gained traction on TikTok, she said, resonating with viewers concerned about the cost of vehicle repairs and theft during financially difficult times.<\/p>\n
While the family has not yet decided whether to press charges, Pargas said her goal is prevention rather than punishment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were young, we are not sure if we want to press charges or not\u201d she said. \u201cThey need a job more than jail. I just don\u2019t want this to keep happening.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact San Antonio Police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“They started up the road and were breaking into the vehicles like a trick or treat fest for…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":493600,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5133],"tags":[5229,7202,7203,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-493599","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-san-antonio","10":"tag-sanantonio","11":"tag-texas","12":"tag-tx","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-united-states-of-america","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","17":"tag-us","18":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115841374893722146","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=493599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/493600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=493599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=493599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=493599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}