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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.
NYC expands Construction Fraud Task Force
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has added five new state and federal agency partners to its Construction Fraud Task Force, which investigates and prosecutes corruption and fraud in New York City’s construction industry.
NYC man sentenced to 16 years-to-life for slashing ex-girlfriend on subway platform
A Manhattan man was sentenced to 16 years-to-life in prison Thursday for repeatedly slashing his ex-girlfriend on a subway platform — leaving her with cuts to her face, neck and back that required surgery.
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