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SAPD claimed that Darrell Zemault Sr. grabbed an officer’s gun during an attempted arrest for outstanding warrants. But the department continues to withhold body camera footage of the encounter. The killing kicked off a familiar cycle: a lack of transparency from law enforcement, muddied coverage from local news media and promises of incremental reform from elected officials.
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A new policy detailed would require the San Antonio Police Department to release body cam footage in 60 days or provide a statement if the chief decides not to release the footage.
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San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg spoke with Texas Public Radio’s Dominic Anthony Walsh about police reforms, contract negotiations and funding.
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A new report from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research finds civilian oversight of the San Antonio Police Department suffers from a lack of data access, a lack of independence, uncertain legal status and a complete lack of transparency and public reporting.
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Months of protests following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and other Black Americans at the hands of law enforcement put a…
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The City of San Antonio's budget went up by over $100 million the past few years, but the proposal for fiscal year 2021 totals $2.9 billion — $7.7 million…
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A proposal to ban chokeholds and no-knock raids by San Antonio Police will be heard by the San Antonio City Council in the coming weeks. The request by…
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Sheryl Sculley retired in early 2019 after more than a decade managing the City of San Antonio and disagreements with its public safety unions that…
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Some marches and vigils across the country began peacefully but descended into violent unrest last week as tensions between demonstrators and police…
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This post was updated Wednesday, June 3, at 2:22 a.m.More than 100 demonstrators gathered at the Bexar County Courthouse Tuesday evening for another…