FLORIDA — A uniformed Pembroke Pines Police officer was denied service at a local Arby’s (11755 Pines Blvd)
due to being a police officer.
NBC-Miami: Sgt. Jennifer Martin said she was using the drive-thru when the clerk, identified as 19-year-old Kenneth Davenport, “seemed slightly rude and short with his responses,” but she assumed there was a problem with the speaker system.
But when Sgt. Martin pulled to the window and handed her credit card to Davenport, manager Angel Mirabal approached the window.
“He doesn’t want to serve you because you are a police officer,” Mirabal told Sgt. Martin, according to the report.
Tonight one of my fellow officers was refused service at the Arby’s located at 11755 Pines Blvd, because she was a…
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“I am offended and appalled that an individual within our community would treat a police officer in such
a manner. It is unacceptable, and I will be contacting the Arby’s CEO to demand an apology,” stated
PPPD Chief Dan Giustino.
Arby’s issued an apology: We take this isolated matter very seriously as we respect and support police officers in our local communities. As soon as the issue was brought to our attention, our CEO spoke with the Police Chief who expressed his gratitude for our quick action and indicated the case is closed. We will be following up with our team members to be sure that our policy of inclusion is understood and adhered to. Further, we will be following through with disciplinary action up to and including termination of the employees involved, as appropriate.
