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San Antonio police officer suspended for 45 days after ignoring orders, failing to respond to house fire

Officer Arturo Mancias has been with SAPD since 2020

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SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio police officer was suspended for 45 days for disregarding his sergeant’s orders and failing to respond to a fire, according to department suspension records.

In January 2024, records show a sergeant told Officer Arturo Mancias he was not needed on a call and ordered him to return to service.

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Shortly after, records show Mancias was dispatched to a house fire with people possibly inside the structure at Ripford Street and Knox. Vehicle locator data shows Mancias was about seven miles away at SE Military Drive and Goliad.

Records show Mancias never responded to the fire call, and he did not tell the two other officers assigned to the call that he was not going to respond.

Mancias has been with the department since 2020.

Read more reporting on the KSAT Investigates page.


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Daniela Ibarra joined the KSAT News team in July 2023. This isn’t her first time in the KSAT newsroom– the San Antonio native spent the summer of 2017 as an intern. Daniela is a proud Mean Green alum, earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of North Texas.

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