Metro officer decommissioned, charged with theft of bottled water.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A Metro-Nashville police officer is accused of taking a bottle of water from a refrigerator while at a businesses during what turned out to be a false burglary call.
Metro police say Wesley Feinstein, of the Central Precinct, was decommissioned and assigned to desk duty.
Officers reportedly found an unsecured door and entered the building to see if anyone was inside.
Feinstein reportedly took a bottle of water from a small refrigerator during that time.
Police say another officer who saw it reported Feinstein’s action to a superior.
The bottle of water was subsequently recovered from the officer’s patrol car.
The police department says Feinstein was immediately relieved of duty Saturday and issued a misdemeanor citation charging him with theft.
The Metro Nashville Police Department’s Office of Professional Accountability is conducting an administrative investigation.
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