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Electric Zoo Cops Stole Pricey Champagne During NYC Festival: DA

A trio of NYPD detectives all played roles in the heist of $2,900 worth of champagne from VIPs at Electric Zoo Music Festival, prosecutors said. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg uncorked indictments against the detectives Monday. The detectives — Jonathan Gonzalez, 33, Wojciech Czech, 44 and Warren Golden, 31 — were on duty during the Electric Zoo Festival on Randall’s Island in September when the theft popped off, authorities said. “In addition to the alleged theft that occurred, none of these Officers stepped up and stopped this activity,” Bragg said in a statement.

3 NYPD Cops Stole $3,000 Worth of Champagne While Working at E-Zoo Festival: DA

Three NYPD detectives were indicted after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in champagne from the VIP area of New York City’s annual Electronic Zoo Music Festival, the Manhattan district attorney announced. The alleged theft took place at the 2022 concert on Randall’s Island, DA Alvin Bragg said Monday. Jonathan Gonzalez, Wojciech Cech and Warren Golden were working narcotics enforcement on Sept. 3 and were in the VIP area around 7 p.m. as the concert was ongoing. Concertgoers at a nearby table had ordered bottles of Ace of Spades champagne, and then stepped away, according to court documents and statements. That’s when the 33-year-old Gonzalez took two of the unopened bottles — which cost a total of $2,900 — and put them on a table. Gonzalez went to get a backpack, and Czech, 44, allegedly handed them to him to put in the bag.

D.A. Bragg Announces Indictments of NYPD Detectives for Stealing Champagne Bottles While Working at Electric Zoo Music Festival

“In addition to the alleged theft that occurred, none of these Officers stepped up and stopped this activity. Public confidence in the criminal justice system depends on members of law enforcement acting with the utmost integrity while on duty and following the same rules that apply to everyone else,” said District Attorney Bragg.