Brooklyn, NY - NYPD Precinct In Egg Fight

Brooklyn, NY - A veteran sergeant at the Brooklyn precinct that leads the city in shootings was suspended without pay for organizing an on-duty water balloon and egg fight.

Sgt. Salvatore R. Carola, 38, was punished after the Internal Affairs Bureau got a videotape from an East Flatbush resident who witnessed it.
Carola, an 11-year veteran, decided to have a little fun. For 10 to 15 minutes, Carola and the rookies, all in uniform, hurled water balloons at each other and pelted NYPD vans, on Nostrand Avenue near Farragut Road, with eggs.
No one was hurt and no property was damaged, but one annoyed citizen recorded the "fun" and turned over the videotape.

The timing of all this, could not have been worse. It came after a five-hour period that saw 10 people shot or stabbed in the precinct.
One veteran police supervisor said, "This was an incident of some cops letting off some steam while they were dealing with the stress of keeping the public safe. "It wasn't dangerous and, while it may appear unprofessional, it was hardly the worst thing in the world."