Former Lt. Lee Rakun, now charged with attempted murder, got about $447,000 in total… [from San Antonio Express-News]
SAPD officers accused of body camera violations suspended less than 20 percent of the time, records show – KSAT
San Antonio police officers accused of violating the department’s body-worn camera policy are rarely suspended, a months-long investigation by the KSAT 12 Defenders found. [from KSAT]
Ex-San Antonio police officer tops city’s payroll list in 2020 – KSAT
Across 13,394 employees, the city of San Antonio paid a total of $842 million in wages and $1.2 billion in total compensation to fire, police and civilian workers in 2020. [from KSAT]
Past incidents haunt Bexar deputy’s record – San Antonio Express-NewsThe Bexar County sheriff’s deputy who killed Damian Lamar Daniels, a Black military… [from San Antonio Express-News]
San Antonio organization aims to reimagine public safety –
San Antonio organization aims to reimagine public safety [from ]
Re: CoSA FY2022 Budget
Studies worldwide show that the greatest precursor to lowering crime rates is addressing poverty, not the over-policing of our community.
ACT 4 SA is disappointed in the increase to the police budget when there are so many other areas where funds are more greatly needed. This is especially alarming when the city is already facing a $2 million deficit in projected revenue for next year.
Activists want police out of most responses in proposed mental health pilot program – KSAT
The City of San Antonio is planning to try out a new way of handling mental health calls through a three-person team made up of a clinician, a paramedic, and an SAPD officer. However, some activists want the officers dropped from the responses in almost all cases. [from KSAT]
Activists want to keep police from responding to 911 mental health calls – San Antonio Report
ACT 4 SA and more than a dozen groups want guns and badges taken out of the first-response equation for mental health calls. [from San Antonio Report]
Ex-San Antonio police officer charged after shootout with Tennessee deputies – KSAT
A former San Antonio police officer was indicted Monday after allegedly shooting at deputies in Sevier County, Tennessee. [from KSAT]
Re: Local organizations and community advocates oppose current crisis response team model
Dear San Antonio City Leaders, We the undersigned are urging you, as our elected city leaders, to reject the current proposal for a mobile crisis response team that includes law enforcement, and instead support a model that will ensure the meaningful change that our community wants, needs, and deserves. Primary responders to calls involving an […]
