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Starbucks Does It Again: Apologizes After Employees Allegedly Treat Law Enforcement With Disrespect

Hank Berrien
Starbucks Does It Again: Apologizes After Employees Allegedly Treat Law Enforcement With Disrespect
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According to the Riverside County, California, sheriff’s department, two of its deputies were refused service at a Starbucks location on the evening of December 12. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department tweeted the next day, “#StarbucksIncident We are aware of the ‘cop with no coffee’ incident that occurred in Riverside on 12/12/19, involving our @RSO deputies. We are in communication w@Starbucks Corporate addressing the issue of deputies being denied service #copwithnocoffee #Starbucks.”

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