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The owner of the restaurant, located
in Fort Myers, Fla., is hoping the officer will retract his statements.
(Google; AP)
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A police officer in Florida took to social media on
Wednesday with claims that a Burger King employee sprinkled dirt in his
food, but the owner of the restaurant is hoping he’ll retract his
statements in light of security footage that appears to show his claims
were unfounded.
Officer Tim McCormick of the Fort
Myers Police Department wrote in a Facebook post that he had ordered a
meal at the drive-thru window of a local Burger King restaurant only to
find that, at his last bite, the sandwich appeared to have dirt in it,
the Fort Myers News-Press reported.
"I was the officer who was served a burger at Burger King at 4004 Cleveland Avenue in Ft. Myers with dirt in it,” wrote McCormick. “At first I thought it was just burned old bacon, I was hungry and ate the burger, at the last bite I saw dirt and grit on the burger. In disgust, I threw it out of the window.”
McCormick also suggested that the workers targeted him because he was a law enforcement officer, claiming “this is how” first responders sometimes get treated.
The Facebook post, which is no longer active, prompted users to call for a boycott of the restaurant and was shared more than 18,000 times, according to WMFY.
Dan Fitzpatrick, the CEO of the company that owns that particular Burger King franchise, as well as many others in the Florida area, quickly responded to the news and spoke with the police department Wednesday.
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The police officer claimed there was "dirt and grime" in the
burger he was served at the Fort Myers Burger King, but the owner says
footage shows otherwise.
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Fitzpatrick further claims he screened security footage from the kitchen, on the day of the officer’s visit, which appeared to clear the employee’s name, and suggest that what the officer reported to be “dirt and grit” was actually just a spice mixture sprinkled on the patties.
“The officers along with the regional manager reviewed video of the cooking process the day the officer received his meal,” said Fitzpatrick.
Jay Rodriguez, the captain of the Fort Myers Police Department, said he hopes for a quick resolution, as the Burger King workers had “no malicious intent,” despite what McCormick believed when he posted his claims to Facebook.
Fitzpatrick now says he hopes McCormick will also retract his allegations “in whatever manner he chooses.”
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