When shots are fired or cars are flipped on the highway, people expect to see the San Antonio Police Department respond.

But what about at a simple fender bender, or ticketing illegally parked cars in a crowded neighborhood on a weekend night?

The City of San Antonio is considering alternatives to sending officers to do parking enforcement or handle the low-priority calls that make up about 10% of the 1.8 million dispatched calls each year: minor car accidents, lost or stolen property, found property, or noise enforcement.

The possibilities include having retired officers or civilian employees respond instead, or even having people file their own online reports for minor crashes.

But while the police union says it’s open to the idea, it does not want to see a broader change.

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