Police officers around the world are finding new and fascinating ways of abusing their power, with cops in New York City and London facing charges and penalties for misconduct surrounding their presence at music festivals.
First off: a bottle service heist. On Monday, The New York Times reported that three detectives had been charged in the theft of $3,000 worth of champagne at Electric Zoo.
According to court documents, two of the officers — Jonathan Gonzalez and Wojciech Czech — allegedly swiped two unopened bottles of Ace of Spades champagne from a table in the festival’s V.I.P.
section and stashed them in a backpack. One of the individuals who ordered the champagne viewed the theft and confronted the police officers in front of festival security.
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