Police Officer Robert Lee Fisher, Jr., Teaneck Police Department, New Jersey

Police Officer Robert Lee Fisher, Jr.

Teaneck Police Department, New Jersey

End of Watch Friday, April 19, 1996

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Robert Lee Fisher, Jr.

Police Officer Robert Fisher was shot and killed while moonlighting as a security guard at the Sears store at 436 Main Street in Hackensack, New Jersey. He was transporting the night's cash box to his car when three men approached him and shot him in the chest.

A magazine name and address label found beside Officer Fisher's car led to the arrest of the suspects, 19, 21, and 23. The subject who shot him and another were sentenced to life in prison. The killer will be eligible for parole in 2056 and the other in 2026.

Officer Fisher had served with the Teaneck Police Department for 18 months and had previously served with the Bergen County Sheriff's Office for 18 months. He is survived by his son, parents, and fiancee.

Bio

Age 27
Tour 3 years
Badge 264

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Handgun
Offender Sentenced to life

off duty, robbery, secondary employment, unarmed

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I was working the 8-4 tour Apr20,1996, I stopped to get breakfast and sat down next to someone I didn’t know and had never met. I knew about the shooting. As I left I asked the man’s name he said Fisher, he said the police officer who was murdered was his nephew. I would see him frequently over the years. By chance I happened to meet him today. It’s been 28 years. Some things you never forget. RIP Brother you are not forgotten.

Lieut. John Faivre
Tenafly Police Dept

December 17, 2024