Starbucks has apologized to two Riverside County sheriff’s deputies and promised an internal investigation following complaints by the sheriff that the coffee retailer’s employees refused to serve the peace officers. The alleged mistreatment of the deputies occurred late Thursday night at an outpost of the coffee chain near UC Riverside. “There is simply no excuse for how two Riverside deputies were ignored for nearly 5 minutes at our store on Thursday evening,” a Starbucks spokesman said in a statement. Two of our deputies were refused service at Starbucks. The anti police culture repeatedly displayed by Starbucks employees must end.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 14, 2019 20:37 UTC