Virginia Police Officer Denied Service At Restaurant

A Virginia police officer was denied service at an Alexandria restaurant by one of the cooks, who said she refused to serve her while she was in uniform. According to WTTG, a uniformed Alexandria officer was waiting in line at Noodles & Company when a female cook came out to the register and told the cashier, “You better pull me off the line, because I’m not serving that,” gesturing toward the officer.

The police department says that the cook and cashier started laughing, prompting the officer to leave the restaurant. Kansas City residents built a village of tiny homes so that homeless veterans can have a free place to live: Alexandria Police Chief Earl Cook was upset when the officer explained what had happened and went to the restaurant to speak with management. “Well your first response as a police officer is anger,” Cook told WTTG.

“These are very difficult times right now with our relations with everyone, and to have one of my officers treated in that manner unnecessarily– your first response is anger, then you calm down a bit.” Kansas City residents built a village of tiny homes so that homeless veterans can have a free place to live: The restaurant told Cook that it would be conducting an investigation into the incident. According to Fox News, management told Cook that the incident took place just as the officer claimed. The restaurant released a statement regarding the incident.

The statement reads, “Noodles & Company expects the highest ethical and personal behavior from its team members. We value each of our guests and are committed to treating every one with dignity and respect. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination. We are working with the appropriate authorities and local police association representatives to get to the bottom of, and resolve this matter as quickly as possible. We have made efforts to reach out to the police officer involved, but have not yet spoken with her.

We will continue to look into the situation and will take the appropriate actions at the conclusion of this review.” According to WTTG, Noodles & Company announced that the employees involved in the incident have since been fired. Pete Feltham, a representative for the Alexandria Police Union, says that the restaurant hopes to make up for the way the officer was treated by placing signs on their doors declaring their support for the police. “We hope that the business is not judged by the actions of a couple of individuals,” Feltham said. Sources: WTTG, Fox News / Photo Credit: WTTG