10/09/2025
This is the end of a traffic stop made by Sgt. Fisher of the Salem Police Department. My dashcam was selective in saving videos and the beginning part was nit captured (I eventually got new dashcam).
He walked upto my car with his bodycam removed from his chest, and right away I inquired about why he was not wearing it. He told me that "it is at the stations charging and uploading videos."
The traffic stop was because another officer had ran my plates to try and later harass me for anything they could find, which they claimed my license was suspended. Fisher came back to my car with a different story that my license was "no status found."
I filed a complaint for bodycam policy violations, and it was found sustained. Salem Police chief Lucas Miller responded that Fisher "It was determined that Sgt. Fisher should have had his camera when he initiated the stop of your vehicle. It was also determined that Sgt. Fisher erroneously believed that his BWC was left at the station house in the charger when he made the statement to you. It was verified that he took steps to retrieve it after he discontinued your car stop, but discovered it elsewhere."
So a Sgt. which is a supervisor of other officers "erroneously believed that his BWC was left at the station... discontinued your car stop, but discovered it elsewhere."
Does that sound like a lie, and he removed it before walking up to my car to aviod documenting the retaliatory stop? Or that he is incompetent and loses track of his equipment. What if that was his gun, pepper spray or tazer?
Let me know what you all think... .