Robert Sasek
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Service Record
Oroville California Police Department
| Rank | Officer |
| Dates of Service | Hired May 4, 2021.[1] |
| Salary | $119,807 (2021)[2] |
| Last Known Status | Separated[3] |
Incident Reports
2022 Abandonment of Dana James
Response Timeline
James claims that Sasek did not activate his body-worn camera while transporting James, disabled his vehicle's GPS monitor, and turned off his cell phone.[4]
Sasek admitted to leaving James at the landfill.[5]
James filed a lawsuit against the department and the officers.[6]
On January 29, 2024, the city reportedly settled the lawsuit for $3 million.[7]
On July 17, 2025, a California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) advisory board recommended that Sasek be decertified.[3]
LEO Ratings
References
- ↑ Justin Couchot, Oroville City Council swears in four new police officers, Enterprise-Record, 2021-05-05
- ↑ Robert Sasek, Police Officer, Oroville, govSalaries
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hannah Gutierrez, Former Oroville Police Officer faces decertification over landfill incident by POST, KRCR, 2025-07-23
- ↑ Amended Complaint, U.S. District Court, 2023-08-23
- ↑ Anwar Stetson, Oroville police respond to lawsuit claiming officer "dumped" and abandoned woman at landfill, KRCR, 2023-07-24
- ↑ Brandon Downs, Lawsuit: Oroville officer leaves Chico woman at Butte County dump, Action News Now, 2023-03-29
- ↑ Sam Stanton, Hit by car after being left at dump by police, Northern California woman wins huge settlement, The Sacramento Bee, 2024-01-30
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