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Pennsylvania Cop Slashed $5,500 Worth of Tires After Being Denied Alcohol: Charges

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Despite video evidence which showed him damaging vehicles, charges didn’t come until weeks later.

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When an off-duty Pennsylvania police officer was denied a drink at a restaurant last month, he allegedly threw a $5,543.21 temper tantrum by slashing car tires down the street, according to PennLive. Dion Fernandes has since been put on paid leave. Despite video evidence from security cameras, charges didn’t come until weeks later when state police reportedly determined that Fernandes was the suspect in the footage. He has been charged with felony criminal mischief.

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