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A New Benefit to Support your Vision Needs

Beginning June 1, 2018, Ameritas will be the new administrator of the San Antonio Police and Fire Departments’ vision plan, providing you with access to the VSP network. There is no enrollment action necessary; this change will be automatic on the first of June. Some highlight and enhancements of your new vision plan include: $0 copay […]

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Police Officers, San Antonio Police Department

Consequences of Police Shortages

San Antonio is facing a police officer shortage, and we are not alone. Nationwide, many cities are beginning to feel the consequences of staffing shortages, which are caused by many factors, both in and out of the control of city leaders. Whatever the cause, a community with a police force strength that is not keeping […]

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San Antonio Police Department, SAPD

LEO Recruiting Efforts Prove to be Difficult

Police officer recruitment efforts are a tedious task. Now more than ever, recruiting, selecting, and retaining police officers is incredibly difficult. To boost recruitment efforts, The San Antonio Police Officers’ Association recently visited Austin, Texas to spread awareness on the lack of law enforcement officers in San Antonio. The San Antonio Police Department needs at […]

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SAPD

Police Chief Violations – Update #4

The last 5 of 20 SAPD General Manual policies violated by Police Chief William McManus on Dec. 23, 2017 when he released twelve undocumented immigrants into the City of San Antonio without properly and thoroughly identifying them. (Story here). The Chief and City Manager Sheryl Sculley say his actions were proper. ICE disagrees: “I would say it’s […]

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SAPD

Police Chief Violations – Update #3

Four more SAPD General Manual policies violated by Police Chief William McManus on Dec. 23, 2017 when he released twelve undocumented immigrants into the City of San Antonio without properly and thoroughly identifying them. (Story here). City Manager Sheryl Sculley – the only official with authority to investigate – has said his actions were proper, but she’s […]

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SAPD

Police Chief Violations – Update #2

Seven more SAPD General Manual policies violated by Police Chief William McManus on Dec. 23, 2017 when he released twelve undocumented immigrants into the City of San Antonio without properly and thoroughly identifying them. (Story here). City Manager Sheryl Sculley – the only city official with authority to investigate the chief – has said his actions were […]

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San Antonio Police Department, SAPD

Police Chief Violations – Update #1

Over the next several days, SAPOA will be listing every policy in the SAPD General Manual violated by Police Chief William McManus on December 23, 2017 when he released twelve undocumented immigrants into the City of San Antonio without properly and thoroughly identifying them. (Story here). City Manager Sheryl Sculley – the only city official with authority […]

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San Antonio Police Department

Chief McManus Still Under Investigation

The actions of Police Chief William McManus on December 23, 2017 are still under investigation by the Texas Attorney General. On that night, in possible violation of established procedures and State and Federal law pertaining to suspected human smuggling and trafficking cases, the Chief released twelve undocumented immigrants into the City of San Antonio without […]

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Police Officers

What We Stand For: Why the SAPOA Exists

What began as a way to look out for the pay and benefits of police officers and their families, police associations (also known as unions) have evolved to doing much more. The mission of police unions now includes a variety of responsibilities relevant to law enforcement and community service. Bringing awareness to key public safety […]

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