Burger King is seeking an apology after security footage vindicated workers who a Florida cop alleged put dirt in his food.
CBS Affiliate WUSA 9 reports that Officer Tim McCormick posted a video on Facebook alleging that staff at Burger King put dirt in his food after the person who took his order logged his order name as “Police.”
Fort Myers police Officer Tim McCormick posted on Facebook about a meal he was recently served at a Burger King, writing the burger looked like it had dirt on it but didn’t notice it until he was down to the last bite. He then tossed the sandwich.
Burger King Franchise officials investigated the incident by reviewing security footage of staff preparing the order and found they did nothing wrong and in fact used their standard seasoning.
“We invited senior-level Fort Myers Police Department officials,” he said. The officers along with the regional manager reviewed video of the cooking process the day the officer received his meal.
Fitzpatrick said that after the officers watched the video they determined that nothing inappropriate had happened to the food cooked for McCormick.
As for the receipt, the report goes on to say that the staff member who took the order says when he asked for a name, the Officer told him his name was “Officer.”
In this instance when the server asked McCormick for his name he simply said “officer.” When the clerk didn’t understand and asked him to repeat his name, McCormick said “police officer.”
The viral Facebook post has since been removed.
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