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Ex-NYPD detectives indicted for stealing nearly $3K in booze from VIPs at Electric Zoo music festival 
Three ex-NYPD detectives have been indicted for their alleged roles in the theft of just under $3,000 in pricey champagne from VIP guests at the Electric Zoo music festival, Manhattan prosecutors announced Monday. Then-detectives Warren Golden, 31, Jonathan Gonzalez, 33, and Wojciech Czech, 44, were at the event on Randall’s Island on Sept. 3, 2022 for narcotics enforcement when Gonzalez allegedly put two unopened bottles of Ace of Spades champagne into a backpack, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Several bottles of the bubbly — which goes for roughly $1,500 a pop — were sitting in an ice bucket on a table in the VIP area at around 7 p.m. that night.
NYPD detectives charged for nicking pricey Jay Z champagne at Electric Zoo concert
Three NYPD narcotics detectives were charged Monday for sneaking into the VIP section of the Electric Zoo concert on Randalls Island last year and trying to swipe two bottles of $1,500 Ace of Spades, a pricey champagne brand owned by Jay Z, according to the Manhattan district attorney’s office. Dets. Jonathan Gonzalez, 33 and Wojciech Czech, 44, were each charged with grand larceny in the fourth degree, according to the indictment. Gonzalez and Det. Warren Golden, 31, were charged with official misconduct. The three cops were on duty on Sept. 3 at the concert around 7 p.m. when they slipped backstage to the VIP section, according to the indictment.
Detectives charged with stealing costly Champagne at Electric Zoo music festival in NYC
Two New York City police detectives have been charged with swiping pricey Champagne while on duty at an electronic music festival, and a third detective did nothing to stop them, prosecutors said Monday in announcing indictments of all three officers. Detectives Wojciech Czech and Warren Golden were arraigned Monday and suspended from their jobs. Czech pleaded not guilty to felony charges of grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property; Golden pleaded not guilty to official misconduct, a misdemeanor. Both were released without bail. A third detective, Jonathan Gonzalez, is due to be arraigned on all three charges later in the week.
3 NYPD detectives indicted for stealing nearly $3K in champagne at Electric Zoo Music Festival
Three NYPD detectives have been indicted for stealing $2,900 worth of champagne from VIPs at the Electric Zoo Music Festival, the Manhattan district attorney's office announced Monday.
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.
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