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SAPOA Press Release – Nov 29, 2018:
CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY! Sculley Retirement Signals Possibility of Better Relations with City. San Antonio, TX – After years spending millions of taxpayer dollars on a losing lawsuit against First Responders, and less than a month after voters said they were fed up with...
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SAPOA Press Release – Oct. 24, 2018: ‘Rep. Castro to Police: Stay Away!
REP. CASTRO TO POLICE: STAY AWAY! Chief McManus Surrenders to Castro’s Plea for Citizens to be Wary of Police San Antonio, TX – At a time when people across San Antonio are voting, when we are seeing an increase in confrontations and assaults on public officials at...
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SAPD Tattoo Policy
Does the Chief’s SAPD police tattoo ban help or hurt? In 2014, Chief McManus banned San Antonio Police Officers from having visible tattoos. Officers with arm tattoos were allowed to wear sleeves to cover them, but hand or neck tattoos that could not be covered, had...
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SAPOA Christmas Dance 2018
Please join the San Antonio Police Officers’ Association for food, music, and fun! The SAPOA Christmas Dance will take place on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at the Alzafar Shrine, located at 901 N. Loop 1604 E., San Antonio, Texas, 78232. Doors will open at 6 PM and...
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SAPOA Endorses Senator Ted Cruz For Re-Election
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Police Officers Association (SAPOA) today endorsed U.S. Senator Ted Cruz for re-election. SAPOA represents police officers and their families, advocating for legislation, benefits, and working conditions for San Antonio’s police officers....
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DHS Report Contradicts Chief’s Statements on Human Smuggling Case
Mike Helle Email: pres@sapoa.org Tel: 210.822.4428 DHS Report Contradicts Chief’s Statements on Human Smuggling Case Already under investigation by the Attorney General, DHS report raises more questions about Chief’s actions in 2017 human smuggling case. (San...
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Chief McManus’s Double Standard
He’s under investigation and still working – Any other Officer would be on leave or reassigned. (San Antonio, TX, June 4, 2018) – SAPD General Manual, Procedure 908 – Mandatory Reassignment establishes a process for the “temporary leave or reassignment” of an officer...
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Texas AG Letter to SAPOA President Mike Helle
The Texas Attorney General’s Office has sent SAPOA the attached letter regarding their investigation into Police Chief William McManus’ decision on 12/23/17 to release 12 undocumented immigrants in a case of human trafficking or human smuggling without proper...
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Where’s the investigation, Attorney General Paxton?
Message from the President To SAPD Retirees and Supporters of Law Enforcement: In January, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to “review the human smuggling and/or human trafficking arrest in San Antonio for potential violations of Sanctuary Cities...
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