San Antonio Police Department

San Antonio City Council unanimously confirmed the selection of 27-year SAPD veteran Jesse Salame as the department's next police chief. The selection lays the foundation for the next era of the San Antonio Police Department, which for more than 20 years had been led by William McManus before his retirement this summer.

On Thursday, the San Antonio City Council unanimously confirmed Jesse Salame as the new head of the police department.

San Antonio and the city’s police union reached a tentative labor agreement that now heads to union members and City Council for approval.

Peace Officers Memorial Day is Thursday.

A state district judge on Monday denied several motions of continuance to delay the trial. A trial date of Sept. 24 has been set for the three former officers.

Former SAPD officer James Brennand, who shot Cantu multiple times, is currently awaiting trial over two counts of aggravated assault.

Kelsey Malone was juror number 2 in the abuse death trial of Mercedes Losoya. He reflected on the impact of five days of grisly testimony and tear-filled remembrances on the 12 people who decided Jose Angel Ruiz's fate.

Baltasar Rodriguez died on Sept. 1, 2021, of an apparent overdose as SAPD officers attempted to detain him. His close family and friends claim officers killed him.

Questions remain on how the city’s police force polices itself. TPR obtained the officers’ performance evaluations and compared them with disciplinary records. One expert told TPR the disparity between the documents was 'alarming.'

Three SAPD officers were charged with murder after shooting and killing Melissa Perez in her apartment in June. Perez had schizophrenia; now, families of others with severe mental illnesses worry their loved ones are at risk too.