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Police Officer Suspended For Demanding Free Coffee

By The Associated Press

14-year veteran busted for using her badge to get baked goods and coffee. Police Officer Suspended For Demanding Free Coffee

Published: Mon, August 11, 2008 - 9:21 am Last Updated: Mon, August 11, 2008 - 11:08 am

CHICAGO (AP) - 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 undergo counseling. The Police Board ruled
that Nevers intimidated Starbucks employees by screaming at them
and flashing her badge, handcuffs or gun when they wanted her to
pay. Nevers' attorney 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.

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Police Officer Suspended For Demanding Free Coffee

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CypMrk Says:

Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 8:39 pm

Suspended?! You’re kidding me?! Waved her gun if they wanted her to pay?! Isn’t that armed robbery? I wonder, if I went into a Starbucks and waived my pistol around when they asked me to pay, if I’d go to jail? This is crazy! I’ll bet it’s 15 months with pay.

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southfan1981 Says:

Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:00 am

Opinion… you have to just get used to it. These journalists don’t know the difference between further and farther, effect and affect. I assume no one does proofreading in their offices.

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