Former San Antonio Police Officers Association President Mike Helle stepped out of a quiet life of retirement Friday to deliver a stinging rebuke of his replacement, Danny Diaz.

The San Antonio Police Officers’ Association decided it will not move forward with holding a vote of “no confidence” in San Antonio police Chief William McManus.

A San Antonio man accused of stalking the city’s police chief and his wife is back in Bexar County after he was arrested in the Rio Grande Valley.

A week after a shooting in a North Side neighborhood, people who live there are getting answers.

June is National Adopt a Cat Month, which encourages people to remember our feline friends when considering adopting a pet. If you follow McManus on X, he posts about the cats he has been feeding for the past few years at downtown SAPD headquarters.

San Antonio police have released body camera video capturing the moment a man was fatally shot after he shot an officer and opened fire on drivers on an East Side Highway.

The San Antonio Police Department has identified the 27-year-old suspect officers shot and killed during a pursuit on Monday.

In one of the latest incidents, police say a man fired dozens of shots at officers and also killed his roommate and himself.

A targeted shooting that ended in a gunfire exchange left one person dead and two others critically injured, according to San Antonio Police Chief McManus.

A 2-year-old girl is dead after a drive-by shooting on the city’s North Side, according to San Antonio Police Chief William McManus.

New technology is seemingly getting integrated into so much of our day to day lives and now, San Antonio police have their very own drone unit.

More than 50 migrants died after they were left in a tractor-trailer on a Southwest Side road — a “horrific human tragedy” that’s being called the largest mass casualty event in San Antonio history, authorities said.

The San Antonio Police Department has made an arrest in connection with a shooting Monday that left two people dead and one wounded.

SAN ANTONIO – Four people were injured in a shooting at a Southeast Side apartment complex, according to San Antonio police. The shooting happened Sunday night at an apartment complex in the 1000 block of Dollarhide Avenue. Police said a group of individuals were involved in a disturbance that then led to the shooting. The shooting spread throughout the entire apartment complex, after at least three individuals with firearms continued firing at each other at different locations, according to officials. AdThose that were injured in the shooting could be bystanders or victims in the incident, but police said that is unknown at this time.

SAN ANTONIO – A lawsuit filed in Bexar County district court last month by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton calls for San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus to be removed from office over his handling of a 2017 immigrant release incident. On Tuesday, a Defenders investigation revealed the city has already spent more than $2.75 million defending McManus and SAPD as it fights a sanctuary cities lawsuit filed by Paxton over the same 2017 incident. The suit claims McManus limited the enforcement of federal immigration laws in December 2017, when he made the decision to release 12 suspected undocumented immigrants found inside a tractor-trailer on the East Side, instead of handing them over to federal immigration officials. San Antonio City Attorney Andy Segovia (left) and SAPD Chief William McManus (right). RELATED: Texas AG alleges San Antonio mayor told staff to not contact ICE, flouting SB 4 law

SAN ANTONIO – Update:San Antonio police arrested a man in connection with a shooting at an East Side church event on Sunday that left a child injured and a man hospitalized, San Antonio police said. pic.twitter.com/kWmB7gky1C — San Antonio PD (@SATXPolice) February 9, 2021This is a developing story. Original:A shooting at a church event on the East Side left a 6-year-old boy injured and another man in critical condition, according to San Antonio police. McManus said the shooting was targeted at the man in the vehicle and that it was not a random act. “All of the violence throughout this city is stepping over the line, but when you do it at a church event, that’s pretty much unheard of.

The chief has been vocal in his opposition to the current union contract and how it cuts into his ability to discipline officers. The current contract expires after September but could be temporarily extended if a new agreement isn’t reached by then. Chief McManus said late last year that the current contract and state laws “protect bad officers” in an interview with KSAT. When asked about Monday’s joint press conference, City Manager Erik Walsh said the following a statement:“The key message from the press conference is that both SAPOA and the City of San Antonio are looking to improve the working relationship for the benefit of the community. Police accountability and transparency remains the top priority for the City in both the Collective Bargaining Agreement and upcoming Texas Legislative Session.

SAN ANTONIO – After serving decades in county administration, former Bexar County Clerk Gerry Rickhoff wants to switch gears. Also, the chief of police, here, Chief McManus, works for a civilian leadership,” Rickhoff said. Rickhoff on Tuesday criticized Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar’s 3.5-year tenure, saying he believes Salazar’s employees and constituents have lost faith in him. The combat veteran Rickhoff is referring to is Damian Daniels, who was shot by a deputy in late August during a mental health call. Salazar released still photos of the incident but not the full body cam footage.

SAN ANTONIO – A 22-year-old man who San Antonio police say was shot twice after shooting at an officer and striking his body-worn camera has been identified. Beforehand the shooting, officers pulled over a vehicle carrying three people, including Cardenas, due to a malfunctioning brake light, SAPD said in a preliminary investigation report. Police said as two officers approached the vehicle, Cardenas exited and ran south on Logwood. After the officer took cover and gave Cardenas commands, police said, Cardenas threw a gun into the street. The second officer was not injured.

SAN ANTONIO – A man who was fatally shot Friday in a dispute over a car battery sale has been identified by authorities. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office said Arturo Calderon-Gonzalez, 46, died of a gunshot wound to the chest. The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. Friday in the 800 block of Schley Avenue on the Southeast Side. San Antonio Police Chief McManus said a dispute over a car battery sale, which took place Thursday, led up to the incident. During the dispute, Calderon-Gonzalez went back inside his residence.

SAN ANTONIO – One man is dead and two others are injured after a shooting broke out on the Southeast Side, according to San Antonio police. Two individuals showed up at the residence of a 50-year-old man to discuss Thursday’s transaction after police said they had some concerns. McManus said the three men got into a dispute and the 50-year-old man then went back inside of his residence. Police said it’s unclear who shot first in the incident, but the man inside of the residence was carrying two guns. RELATED: Man killed in triple shooting at South Side San Antonio motel identified

SAN ANTONIO – A man shot and killed by a San Antonio police officer during an alleged struggle outside his West Side home was identified by his family. Three plain-clothed officers and two in uniform went to the home to serve two domestic violence arrest warrants on him, San Antonio Police Chief McManus said at a press conference. The officers were wrestling when Zemault managed to grab the officer’s service weapon, and that’s when another officer shot him, McManus said. The charges against Zemault were called into question by his daughter, Susie Zemault, who doubted the domestic violence allegations reported by her father’s girlfriend. Susie Zemault said her father had been with her mother for 30 years and had no prior history of domestic violence.

SAN ANTONIO One person is dead and three others are hospitalized after a shooting on the East Side, according to San Antonio police. The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m., Sunday, on Olive Street and Aransas Avenue. One victim was pronounced deceased on scene and three other victims were taken to the Brooke Army Medical Center for further treatment. Details are limited as of yet and San Antonio Police Chief McManus is en route to the scene. This is a developing story and well bring more details as they become available.

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police dash camera video obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders contradicts the department’s long-held narrative that a woman shot and killed by an SAPD sergeant in early 2019 had pointed a weapon at him prior to being shot. Dash camera video of the shooting, however, shows Westall repeatedly being shot and the weapon falling behind her without it ever pointing at the officer. Photos taken by SAPD personnel at the scene showed that the weapon carried by Westall, 26, was a replica Uzi BB gun. To say it’s a false narrative is awfully kind when you have video evidence that completely contradicts your statement. Charles Roundtree was shot and killed by an SAPD officer in Oct. 2018.

SAN ANTONIO San Antonio city officials on Monday sent a cease and desist letter to James Alfaro, owner of Alamo Sign Solutions, asking him to stop seeking volunteers for a volunteer civilian patrol. According to a news release, the flyer purports to seek up to 200 volunteers for the San Antonio Police Department, which is unnecessary and unauthorized by San Antonio City Manager Erik Walsh and San Antonio Police Chief McManus. How each San Antonio City Council member says they would change police collective bargaining agreementDuring a time when our residents are speaking up for changes in policing, flyers like these only seek to stoke controversy, Walsh said. This poster has no affiliation whatsoever with the City of San Antonio nor the men and women who wear the San Antonio Police uniform. We once again ask that he remove any reference to SAPD from his materials, McManus said.

SAN ANTONIO San Antonio police identified a woman who they believe fatally shot herself after killing her elderly parents Thursday morning. The woman, identified as 50-year-old Lisa Theroux, called police after 7 a.m. and told officers she shot her parents at their home in the 5000 block of Round Table Drive, which is in the Camelot neighborhood. As police officers arrived, they heard a gunshot from the woman shooting herself in the backyard. SAPD: Woman fatally shot parents, 79 and 84, before turning gun on selfThe 79-year-old mother and 84-year-old father, who were found dead inside the home, have not yet been identified. I would have never thought this from her': Neighbors in shock after woman fatally shoots elderly parents before turning gun on self

San Antonio Chief William McManus says that going forward, the order for San Antonio Police officers to use crowd dispersal weapons will come only from him. The announcement came during a city council meeting Wednesday, during which District 4 Councilmwoman Rebecca Viagran questioned McManus about the departments use of wooden pellets and rubber bullets during protests over police brutality following the death of George Floyd. McManus said munitions were used to disperse crowds downtown on May 30 and Jun. Mayor Ron Nirenberg, who raised concern over the use of the weapons after journalists were hit on Jun. 2, called it a welcome change.

Peaceful protests in downtown San Antonio take turn, McManus says tear gas, pepper bullets used to disperse crowdsPublished: May 31, 2020, 10:25 amMcManus says tear gas was used to disperse crowds as peaceful protests in downtown San Antonio took turn

Peaceful protests in downtown San Antonio take turn, McManus says tear gas was used to disperse crowdsPublished: May 31, 2020, 9:50 amMcManus says tear gas was used to disperse crowds as peaceful protests in downtown San Antonio took turn