Chicago Cop Suspended For Demanding Free Starbucks
08/08/2008 06:57
From CBC News
CHICAGO - A Chicago police officer has been suspended for 15 months for demanding free coffee and baked goods from six different Starbucks.
Officer Barbara Nevers, a 14-year veteran, has also been ordered to have counselling.
The Police Board ruled in May that 55-year-old Nevers intimidated Starbucks employees by screaming at them and flashing her badge, handcuffs or gun when they wanted her to pay. The board released its findings Thursday.
Nevers' lawyer says her client never used her job to demand coffee. She says some coffeehouses gave it to her for free because she was an officer.
SINC SAYS:
When I first read this story, I thought it typical. That is until I noted it was a lady cop. Go figure.
