WTF
When Judge Daniel Covington asked the police prosecution if there was any evidence gathered to support those claims, she said she was unaware of any costume party at a bowling alley but could find out more. “Your honour I could do a search online to see whether there was,” she said. Judge Covington decided to pause the matter and asked the police prosecutor to gather more information. “Sergeant, can you speak to the officer in charge? I’m not just going to accept it on the submissions,” he said.
damn
After a call to the officer in charge, the police prosecutor was able to establish Mr Mastrocinque told the officer he was at a costume party themed ‘heroes and villains’ and had told the officer in charge: “I dressed as a hero.” Judge Covington then asked if police had spoken to anyone at the bowling alley to corroborate Mr Mastrocinque’s story, to which the answer was no.
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Another break and a call to the officer in charge later, the prosecutor told the judge a police unit was being dispatched to the bowling alley to confirm the claims. An hour later, the police prosecutor confirmed police found evidence there was a party. “Police spoke to a manager at the bowling alley and can confirm there was a dress-up party at the time and date alleged,” she said. “Police have also reviewed CCTV from the relevant time and date and it does appear to police that people are in costumes.” She told the court some of the costumes included superheroes, Pikachu and someone wearing a Scream mask.
are these geniuses even serious
oh
so at a time when resources are stretched thin over the “heightened concerns the community have about public safety” or whatever
Detective Superintendent Peter Glynn, Commander of the Surry Hills Police Area Command, said the police response to the incident included specialist police forces. “It’s a timely reminder regarding the heightened concerns the community have about public safety,” he said. “People need to be mindful about how they dress, and they act, and they behave in public, particularly if they’re carrying weapons or imitation weapons that could be seen as genuine, it can be an offence and we have no hesitation in putting people before the court.”
they’re just wasting resources playing games