BARCELONA—Caught at the scene of the alleged crime — an assault against a woman in Barcelona — off-duty Toronto cops identified themselves as police officers to Spanish law enforcement and flashed a Toronto badge, the Star has learned.
It’s not clear what they hoped for by mentioning their police credentials an ocean away from the territory they are sworn to protect and serve. But on that night, along a seaside strip of swanky night clubs popular with young tourists to this Spanish city, the badge earned them neither leniency nor special treatment.
