She opened the first complaint.
David Martinez.
Thirty-four.
Stopped in 2019.
Vehicle allegedly matched narcotics intelligence.
Search without consent.
Interior damaged.
Four hundred dollars reportedly missing from his wallet afterward.
Complaint outcome:
Unsubstantiated.
Marcus read the supervisor signature.
Wade Hollis.
Second case.
Sarah Thompson.
Twenty-eight.
Vehicle searched.
Personal items dumped roadside.
Jewelry reported missing.
Complaint withdrawn after a meeting with Hollis.
Brooks had obtained notes showing Sarah said she feared being charged with making a false police report if she continued.
Third case.
James Wilson.
Forty-one.
Previous year.
Nearly identical pattern.
Wilson wrote that Mercer seemed less interested in finding narcotics than in forcing his way through compartments and personal belongings.
He reported a watch missing.
Complaint closed.
Supervisor:
Hollis.
Marcus leaned back.
“So the stop wasn’t random.”
“Maybe the specific stop was.”
Brooks tapped the files.
“But the method wasn’t.”
Marcus read the reports again.
“Possible theft under color of authority.”
“And intimidation afterward.”
“Hollis cleans the complaints.”
“That’s what it looks like.”