Resident asks Lindsay police for bodycam footage and urges dash‑cam upgrades

During public comment, Parkino Perez, identifying himself as a Lindsay resident, urged council to pursue body‑camera and dash‑camera transparency for the Lindsay Police Department and described two recent traffic stops he said raised concerns about officer conduct.

Perez said he requested bodycam footage for an incident involving an officer he identified as Officer Sanchez and described another stop where he acknowledged an infraction but questioned how the stop was conducted and whether it endangered a rider or pedestrian. He said staff had downloaded security footage and that he had attempted to file paperwork to obtain bodycam footage but had not received it.

Perez asked whether patrol vehicles were equipped with dash cameras and whether lack of equipment might be a funding or planning gap; he offered to help start a community‑driven effort if funding is the barrier.

Direct quote: “I requested body cam footage from the Lindsay Police Department for an incident involving an officer Sanchez,” Perez told the council, adding he believed some recordings showed conduct he described as unprofessional and possibly a policy violation.

City response: The mayor thanked Perez for raising the concern and closed public comment without further public replies recorded in the transcript; staff or police follow‑up was not recorded on the transcript but may be tracked through public‑records or departmental channels.

What’s next: Perez requested the footage in public comment. City staff or police department records processes determine release of bodycam footage; the transcript does not record any immediate formal directive or a staff report on the request.