It may be the most valuable garbage in NYC! Queens cops deflated a Banksy art piece, rumored to be worth $200,000 and stuffed it in a trash bag. This occurred after they arrested three men in Long Island City, who were trying to make off with the art. Sheeeeeeessssshhh ! To read more, click below.
The men claimed the police officers at 108th Precinct treated the valuable art work like day old Halloween candy. One of the men, David Aguilar, wants them to return the Banksy piece, even though it is not legally his. Here’s what he had to stay about the pricey “trash” while he was in a jail cell:
“It was deflated and on the ground. I don’t think officers understood who or what Banksy’s artwork is — I had to constantly spell his name for them. When I saw it on floor like that, I told one of the officers to protect it, so they put it in a garbage bag.We risked our lives for historical art.I had to laugh about the whole thing. All the three of us were all handcuffed together — this is the ultimate Banksy experience.”
Another one of the three men, Ronald Galarza, claimed that he and his accomplices were no trying to steal anything but instead preserve the art work. He was charged with criminal mischief, making graffiti and possession of graffiti instruments. Aguilar was charged with criminal trespassing.
Yeaaaahhhh, sure. You guys just wanted to preserve the pricey Banksy pieces, huh?
