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School bus stolen, then recovered in East Central ISD

Officials are not sure when it was taken, but it has since been found.

SAN ANTONIO — A missing school bus from the East Central ISD was recovered by police Thursday morning.

“For East Central, this is a first," said Brandon Oliver, the school district's communications director.  

Officials said the bus was stolen sometime overnight from the. A stolen car was also found abandoned and stuck in the mud at the transportation yard where the bus was taken from.

The suspect used bolt cutters to bust through the fencing of the district's transportation facility, stole keys for bus 252 and took off. 

The bus was found in the parking lot of the Poco Loco Supermercardo at 6050 Ingram Road on the northwest side of town. 

Officials said the bus was not damaged and bus routes were not impacted.

The parking lot where it was found has several surveillance cams, so they're hoping to find out more when they review the video.

East Central ISD officials will be implementing more security and police around the transportation department as a result of the incident. 

“This is a rare occurrence and you definitely want to act appropriately so East Central PD will do what’s necessary to keep us safe," Oliver said. 

   

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