SAN ANTONIO (WOAI) — With large demonstrations expected in downtown San Antonio Wednesday night and this weekend, city leaders, including Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Police Chief William McManus, urged residents to be calm while detailing a coordinated plan to support the right to protest peacefully and maintain public safety.

With heavy rain pouring in overnight and throughout Thursday afternoon, Bexar County, the City of Live Oak, the City of Converse announced park closures due to weather and flooding.

A San Antonio police detective is accused of driving while intoxicated. Detective Albert Garansuay was arrested while off-duty around 2 a.m. on Friday, San Antonio police said. The department did not release specifics of the arrest, such as where Garansuay was allegedly driving.

Her relatives dispute a federal judge's recommendations to dismiss their civil suit against the City of San Antonio and two police officers over the 2023 death.

SAPD says one of the congregants slapped the suspect who had attempted to throw a punch after pulling off to the side of the road. The suspect then drove away.

A woman has been arrested after police say she gave a 16-year-old boy drugs and had sex with him. On May 16 around 4 p.m., the San Antonio Police Department responded to a report of a sexual assault of a child. The boy, 16, said that he and his sister spent the night at 33-year-old Marlayna Rump's home in March, according to an arrest affidavit.

San Antonio police backpedal on initial claim that Jonathan Joss’ murder was not an anti-LGBT hate crime - “It was way too soon, before we had any real information, and I will own that,” San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said.

Members of the community used the forum to highlight their own stories of homophobic threats and police response.