Detectives charged with stealing costly Champagne at Electric Zoo music festival in NYC

Published May 15, 2023 6:46 PM

By JENNIFER PELTZ
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say that two New York City police detectives swiped pricey Champagne on duty at an electronic music festival and that a third detective didn’t stop them. Two of the detectives were released without bail and suspended from their jobs after pleading not guilty Monday. A lawyer for one of them says he is shocked and saddened by the charges. They vary according to the detectives’ alleged roles in the Sept. 3 incident at the Electric Zoo festival. A third detective is due to be arraigned later. His lawyer says he believes the case reflects a misunderstanding of what happened.

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