Police commissioner convicted of stealing wine at Fleggaard - now risks losing his job

Wine worth 5,000 kroner risks costing a 39-year-old police commissioner his job.

Three times the police commissioner has been convicted of cheating with wine at Fleggaard. (Photo: © Bo Amstrup, Ritzau Scanpix) 25 minutes ago

It could prove costly for a police employee that last summer he cheated the border shop Fleggaard out of several bottles of expensive wine.

He risks losing his job in the police force because he was convicted of the fraud today.

His case was heard at the Court of Sønderborg last Friday, and today he received the verdict.

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Here he was told that the court has convicted him of fraud and abuse of his position.

Three times in the summer of 2025, he drove across the border and cheated his way to expensive wine at the price of cheap wine by swapping most of the bottles in wine boxes with more expensive wine for a total of 5,000 kroner.

One of the times he drove one of the police cars, and therefore he was also charged with abuse of office.

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It is the National Police that decides whether the 39-year-old police commissioner can continue in uniform. According to the Civil Servants Act, dismissal depends on how serious the crime committed is.

The police commissioner was fined 14,500 kroner, and he must also pay compensation of 5,000 kroner to Fleggaard.

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During the court hearing last week, he did not wish to comment, but said through his defense lawyer that he admitted to having cheated with the wine and having driven one of the police cars across the border.

DR News is trying to get a response from the National Police about whether the verdict has implications for the police commissioner's employment.

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