Major discipline · 2023[1]
DemotedSuspended 120 days- Rank as reported
- Sergeant
- Sustained charge(s)
- Damaged Equipment, Truthfulness, & Neglecty of Duty
- Other sanction
- Loss of time
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Salem County Sheriffs Office suspended Sergeant Mario Fucci for 120 days and demoted him in 2023, and the record also notes loss of time. According to the record, Fucci accidentally crashed a county-owned drone, returned it, and failed to report the damage, then lied about being responsible. The sustained charges were damaged equipment, truthfulness, and neglect of duty.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Sgt. Fucci accidentally crashed a county owned drone. After doing so, he returned the drone and failed to repot the damage. He later lied about being responsible. Based upon the preponderance of evidence accumulated in the investigation it is concluded that the allegation that Sgt. Fucci did violate the agency's rule and regulation for Damaged – Inoperative Property or Equipment, contrary to Volume 1 Chapter 2 Section 3:4.4 is sustained. Based upon the preponderance of evidence accumulated in the investigation it is concluded that the allegation that Sgt. Fucci did violate the agency's rule and regulation for Truthfulness, contrary to Volume 1 Chapter 2 Section 3:5.7 is sustained. Based upon the preponderance of evidence accumulated in the investigation it is concluded that the allegation that Sgt. Fucci did violate the agency's rule and regulation for , contrary to Volume 1 Chapter 2 Section 3:1.7 is sustained.