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The COVID Effect: Domestic Violence Cases Rise
The government response to the Coronavirus pandemic - lockdowns, stay-at-home orders and business closures - has had an unintended consequence: a rise in domestic violence reports. According to city and county officials, since the onset of the pandemic, the number of...
THE BIG LIE
Defund Police Activists and their allies in the media have been pushing out a BIG LIE, that '2/3rds' or even '78%' of fired officers get back on the force due to the arbitration process in the police contract. FACT IS out of 71 terminations over the past 10 years,...
SAPOA Press Release – October 7, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2020 Contact: Michael Helle Tel: (210) 822-4428 Email: pres@sapoa.org SAPOA ANNOUNCES 2020 ENDORSEMENTS SAN ANTONIO, TX, OCTOBER 7, 2020 - The San Antonio Police Officers Association Political Action Committee (PAC) today announced...
SAPOA Press Release – September 17, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2020 Contact: Michael Helle Tel: (210) 822-4428 Email: pres@sapoa.org STATEMENT FROM MICHAEL HELLE, PRESIDENT, SAN ANTONIO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION “Everyone in our community who values safe neighborhoods is grateful that the...
“If it draws on your heart to serve, it’s what you must do.”
Meet Officer Alonzio Hardin: Officer Alonzio Hardin knows that his job requires him to wear a lot of hats, but that’s one of the things he loves about it. Hardin, who grew up on San Antonio’s East Side is a father, a grandfather, a U.S. Army veteran, and he’s been...
SAPOA Press Release – September 9, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael Helle Tel: (210) 822-4428 Email: pres@sapoa.org EXPRESS-NEWS RUNS MISLEADING STORY WITH BOGUS ‘TRAVEL ADVISORY’ Newspaper runs story about made-up travel warning by “Defund Police” group. SAN ANTONIO, TX, SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 - In a...
SAPOA Press Release – August 25, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael Helle Tel: (210) 822-4428 Email: pres@sapoa.org THE HYPOCRISY OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY JOE GONZALES DA calls for rejecting support from local law enforcement while accepting millions from out-of-state special interests SAN ANTONIO,...
SAPOA Press Release – June 22, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael Helle Tel: (210) 822-4428 Email: pres@sapoa.org KSAT 12, OTHER NEWS MEDIA USING FALSE STAT ON FIRED OFFICER REINSTATEMENT SAN ANTONIO, TX, JUNE 22, 2020 - KSAT 12 News1 and other news media are misleading their viewers and...
SAPOA Press Release – June 16, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael Helle Tel: (210) 822-4428 Email: pres@sapoa.org STATEMENT FROM SAPOA PRESIDENT ON EXECUTIVE ORDER San Antonio, TX, June 16, 2020 - Michael Helle, President of the San Antonio Police Officer’s Association (SAPOA) issued the...