An SAPD officer suspended this summer was accused of yanking a suspect from the back of a patrol vehicle, causing her to hit the ground.

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San Antonio police officer suspended over excessive force, failure to report incident, records show

Officer Jordan Helire was suspended for 30 days, according to disciplinary documents.

by Sanford Nowlin October 2, 2025October 2, 2025

Officer Jordan Helire was suspended for 30 days, according to disciplinary documents.

Two probationary officers have lost their positions at SAPD.

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Two San Antonio police offers suspended over separate uses of excessive force

SAPD disciplined one officer on claims he hit a suspect’s head against the ground and another on allegations he kicked a man in the face.

by Sanford Nowlin December 5, 2024June 3, 2025

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San Antonio jury awards $7 million to man paralyzed after beating by police

Three SAPD officers tackled, struck and kicked Rogelio “Roger” Carlos III in 2014 after mistaking him for someone else.

by Sanford Nowlin November 8, 2024February 2, 2025

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Federal jury finds 2 San Antonio police officers liable in excessive force case

Three officers subdued the man in 2014 after mistaking him for a suspect in a drug case, according to court testimony.

by Sanford Nowlin April 18, 2024July 14, 2025

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Ted Cruz, Military Exercises: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Clearly, many of you enjoyed reading about the former RNC head telling to Cruz to ‘Just sit the hell down, please’ after the Senator’s ugly CPAC speech.

by San Antonio Current Staff August 12, 2022August 3, 2023

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Assclown Alert: Pandering to the law-and-order fringe with Gov. Greg Abbott

What signal was Abbott trying to send when he appointed an Austin cop indicted for using excessive force to the state agency that regulates police licensing and training?

by Sanford Nowlin August 10, 2022April 3, 2025

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Judge lets suit proceed against San Antonio over police shooting of Charles ‘Chop’ Roundtree

The lawsuit accuses Officer Steve Casanova of using excessive force by firing into an occupied house during a call.

by Sanford Nowlin April 6, 2022April 9, 2025

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Jury awards more than $10 million to family of San Antonio man shot by Bexar County deputies

Video of the 2015 incident appears to show the suspect raise his hands before two deputies open fire.

by Sanford Nowlin March 25, 2022October 18, 2023

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San Antonio police officer suspended over excessive force, failure to report incident, records show

Two San Antonio police offers suspended over separate uses of excessive force

San Antonio jury awards $7 million to man paralyzed after beating by police

Federal jury finds 2 San Antonio police officers liable in excessive force case

Assclown Alert: Pandering to the law-and-order fringe with Gov. Greg Abbott

Judge lets suit proceed against San Antonio over police shooting of Charles ‘Chop’ Roundtree

Jury awards more than $10 million to family of San Antonio man shot by Bexar County deputies

Appeals court rejects qualified immunity for San Antonio police in 2013 death of Jesse Aguirre

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2 San Antonio Officers Fired for Excessive Force, Including Kneeling on Suspect’s Neck

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Federal Jury Finds San Antonio Officer Used Excessive Force When Firing on Suspect

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SAPD Justifies Cop Punching a 14-year-old Girl

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