FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 16, 2021 Statement from John “Danny” Diaz, President-elect of the San Antonio Police Officers’ Association in response to “San Antonio Coalition for Police Accountability (SACPA)” Press Statement “While I won’t address every one of the baseless attacks made by Mario Salas today, I will say this: SAPOA maintains our position that […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2021 Contact: Michael Helle Tel: (210) 822-4428 Email: pres@sapoa.org The following is a statement from Michael Helle, President of the San Antonio Police Officers’ Association, on news that “FIX SAPD” has delivered 20,000 signatures for certification to the City Clerk for an anti-police petition to force a referendum onto the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2020 Contact: Michael Helle Tel: (210) 822-4428 Email: pres@sapoa.org “FIX SAPD” LYING TO THE PUBLIC Activists mislead public with fake stats and lie about Chief’s support. SAN ANTONIO, TX, OCTOBER 19, 2020 – Anti-Police Activists with “FIX SAPD” are collecting signatures for a referendum that would strip San Antonio police […]
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 their candidate endorsements for the November 3, 2020 General Election. The endorsements come at a critical time for […]
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 City Council today approved a City Budget that rejects those who have been calling to ‘defund police.’ While […]
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 stunning example of irresponsible and shoddy journalism, the San Antonio Express-News ran a story1 about a […]
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, TX, August 25, 2020 – On Monday, Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales joined over 40 other district […]
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 readers regarding the percentage of fired officers reinstated to their positions via […]
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 following statement in response to President Trump’s release of the White House “Executive Order on Safe Policing […]
