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Mon Jul 29, 2019, 02:48 PM Jul 2019

Indiana Cop Apologizes After Accusing McDonald's Worker Of Eating His Sandwich

A police officer in Indiana who accused a McDonald’s worker of taking a bite out of his McChicken sandwich has apologized after realizing that he was the one who did it. The Marion County sheriff’s deputy told local NBC affiliate WTHR that he suspected a worker at a McDonald’s he frequently patronizes in Indianapolis targeted him because of his position as a law enforcement officer.

The cop, identified only as “DJ” by WTHR, said he ordered a McChicken sandwich, fries and chocolate chip cookies from the McDonald’s on July 14. Later that day, he noticed a bite missing from the sandwich while he was warming it up at work. “I noticed several small bites,” DJ told WTHR. “I know I didn’t eat it. No other people around. So I was like ... I’m going to report this to McDonald’s, see if they can get that taken care of.”

DJ said he went back to the McDonald’s and talked to a supervisor who offered him free food, which he said he wasn’t interested in. “I just wanted to find out who the person was and [have management] deal with that person in an appropriate way [fired]” DJ told WTHR. A McDonald’s representative told the outlet that the company had launched a full investigation into the incident following DJ’s accusation.

But the Marion County Sheriff’s Office released a statement Friday announcing the conclusion of their own investigation, which found that the officer was the one responsible for the missing bite. “The employee took a bite out of the sandwich upon starting his shift at the Marion County Jail, then placed it in the refrigerator in a break room,” according the sheriff’s department. “He returned nearly seven hours later having forgotten that he had previously bitten the sandwich.”

A spokeswoman for the Marion County Sheriff’s Office told HuffPost that the officer has been disciplined.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/police-officer-indiana-mcdonalds_n_5d3eef5ee4b01d8c977ea3ec

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Indiana Cop Apologizes After Accusing McDonald's Worker Of Eating His Sandwich (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jul 2019 OP
ACAB. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #1
Nevermind exboyfil Jul 2019 #2
Seriously? WTF? Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2019 #3
Glad the McDonald's worker wasn't fired n/t left-of-center2012 Jul 2019 #4
So instead of Taking a Bite Out of Crime jpak Jul 2019 #5
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