As the police officer left, the store’s manager chased him down to apologize.
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Providence Fraternal Order of Police vice president Mike Iamondi told GoLocal that the incident was “unacceptable”, and that they are concerned about the welfare and safety of law enforcement officers.
According to reports, the officer went into the West Hartford shop Saturday morning and stood in line.
On October 2nd, 2015 at approximately 3 pm, a member of the Providence Police Department walked into the Dunkin Donuts located at Atwells Ave and Bradford Street in the city of Providence.
Both accounts answered with the same response: “We are aware, Dunkin’ Donuts & our franchisees share a commitment to the well-being & fair treatment of all of guests”.
It was the latest in a string of cases of police officers being refused service at outlets across the country while in uniform.
Dunkin’ Donuts issued a statement on the incident and said, via NBC Connecticut, that the employee “exhibited poor judgment and apologized immediately to the police officer”.
Regarding the West Hartford incident, Canterbury offered the following.
The officer told the employee that instead of apologizing to him, she should apologize to the people in the store who appeared to take offense to her comment.
“Upon leaving he noticed what she wrote on his coffee cup. That is a possibility, given what’s going on around the country”, wrote O’Donnell.
Gove said he has spoken with the officer involved for his perspective on the incident and will meet with the Dunkin’ Donuts franchise managers on Monday.
West Hartford police say they were surprised by all of this because generally the community is supportive of them. “Has it gotten to the point everywhere we go, do we have to wonder if someone is going to try and slip us something and without us knowing?”
The officer in question later said that the franchisee eventually reached out to apologize.
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Last month, officer Cameron Beckham and reserve deputy Michael Magovern from Lewisville, Texas, were denied service at a Whataburger because they were cops. The caption read, “Despite the actions of 1, we know our friends at Dunkin’ Donuts support us”.
