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Salem police fire sergeant who communicated with violent Proud Boys supporter, won’t say why he was terminated

The agency told the state that his firing involved an investigation into misconduct allegations, but declined to provide documents to Discrepancy Report explaining why he was let go.

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Salem police provide limited communication records, don’t explain call or text messages between sergeant and Proud Boys supporter

Since May 2021 the police department has charged Discrepancy Report nearly $900 for multiple public records requests seeking all communication records between certain officers and far-right activists.

The agency released records from a period of seven months after a legal challenge but declined to use Verizon’s Privacy Dashboard, a service that allows clients to request a year’s worth of call records at no additional charge.