Off-Duty LAPD Officer Says Worker at Starbucks Spiked His Drink With a Tampon

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An off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer alleges that an employee working at a Starbucks in Diamond Bar, California put a tampon into his drink last Friday, specifically because he was a member of the police force. The incident was reported to the Sherriff’s Department, and is being investigated.

Word of the incident was first made public by local Fox reporter Bill Melugin, who shared a photo that the unnamed officer says is a tampon inside of his drink. Per Melugin, the officer believes that his drink was targeted because, while off duty and not in uniform, he paid with the drink using a police credit union debit card.

Twitter responded vociferously to the post, saying that a number of similar posts made by officers alleging abuse from restaurant employees end up being hoaxes, fabrications, or misunderstandings. Others questioned the veracity of the image itself.

Recently a Shake Shack in New York City came under fire when officers alleged that someone had spiked their milkshakes with a cleaning chemical; it was later revealed that the milkshake machine had recently been cleaned, and that none of the employees had conspired against the officers in any way. What’s more, the New York City officers were later revealed to have never even actually gotten sick in the first place.

Nevertheless, the LAPD police union responded with a scorching statement to Fox LA, saying:

This disgusting assault on a police officer was carried out by someone with hatred in their heart and who lacks human decency. We hope they are publicly exposed, fired, arrested, and prosecuted for their cowardly and repugnant actions.

The Los Angeles Sherriff’s Department’s Walnut station is investigating the incident further, and may have pulled surveillance tape from the Starbucks stand, which is located inside of a Target store. Both Target and Starbucks are said to be helping with the investigation.

https://la.eater.com/2020/6/23/21300819/los-angeles-diamond-bar-tampon-starbucks-police-officer-news

[Grokenstein]

1. Didn't happen, but thanks for the idea.

[cyclonefence]

2. For some reaon, I find this hysterically funny

Was the string hanging over the lip of the cup?

[Thekaspervote]

7. Ouch!

[maxrandb]

8. It was a thin blue string.

[Silent3]

3. Just making sure the coffee felt fresh...

...as well as able to play tennis, swim, and ride a bicycle.

[Hekate]

4. The "thin blue line" is playing the victim all over the place, but it's Boogaloo who killed two...

Murder is not okay. By anyone, of anyone. Let me just get that out of the way.

But it is cops themselves the rest of us have to fear in daily life and at protests -- and this kind of fake shit (tampons, "poisoned" milkshakes, etc) is just disgusting.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

5. Shouldn't have ordered Vampire Tea

[Xolodno]

6. Then he must be a terrible police officer and should be fired.

Because they make your coffee right in front of you. If its just a regular coffee, they grab a cup, fill it up, throw a lid on and hand it to you. The specialty ones require the barista...which is also done right in front of you while you wait.

So if your average Joe, watches their coffee....then a "observant" officer should always be more aware.

As for the police credit union debit card....how often does a Starbucks employee look that hard? Granted its been a long ass time since I've been to a Starbucks, its usually, grab the card, swipe, give it back...and done. If its Coffee Bean, which I go to often...really way too often, they never touch my card. Bill pops up on the screen, enter my card, hit the no tip amount as I prefer to do that in cash, and done.

[maxrandb]

9. Dear Penthouse Forum...

This had never happened to me before, but one night...