Wendy's employees accused of intentionally contaminating police officer's meal



An on-duty Chicago police sergeant reportedly got unwanted extra ingredients in her recent meal at a Chicago neighborhood Wendy's location — hair and dirt on a double cheeseburger.

What are the details?

An unnamed Chicago police officer said that she visited a Wicker Park Wendy's drive-through on Monday and ordered a meal around 1:30 a.m. local time.

The officer said that she paid for the food and left the drive-through and began eating her meal.

She said that as she began to eat, she discovered hair and dirt in her food, prompting her to go inside the restaurant and confront an employee over the incident.

According to reports, the employee was "dismissive" of the officer's complaint.

Newsweek reported that "[a]n internal email" stated that a "lieutenant on the scene told police officers the manager of the fast food outlet 'gave [the sergeant] attitude' and 'would not take her complaint seriously. All the manager would do is offer her a refund.'"

The officer — who declined medical treatment — also reportedly became ill at the scene and threw up "several times."

The Chicago Police Department told the outlet that detectives are investigating the incident.

In a statement, a spokesperson for Wendy's said, "The quality and integrity of our food is our number one priority and we take any food-related claims extremely seriously."

"We have been in touch with representatives from the Chicago Police Department and will fully investigate this matter," the statement continued. "We have great respect for law enforcement and their service to our communities."

No charges have been filed in connection with the incident at the time of this reporting.

Social media reacts

The Chicago Sun-Times posted about the incident on Facebook, prompting heavy discussion.

One user wrote, "This is what happens when local and national government try to make the police the enemy. There are bad apples of course but to make a blanket statement trying to defund the police and portray them as bad is a recipe for disaster."

"So this is what Lightfoot's City has become now???? Vote her OUT along with Foxx and Pritzker too," another user added.

Another user argued, "Perhaps the server knew something about this “officer” that we don’t. She may have deserved it. Many of them do!!"

"Yeah, I’ll wait for proof," another user spat. "There have been tons of stories like this and tons of those have been found to be made by attention seeking POS police officers looking for sympathy. Like the person making the food literally went outside and collected dirt? C’mon now."

'Disgusting' video shows DoorDash driver contaminating NYPD officer's food: 'Hope that d*k tastes good'



A DoorDash delivery driver recorded himself contaminating a New York City police officer's Chipotle order recently, leaving a note inside the burrito bowl indicating that the food may have been tampered with in an infinitely more disgusting way.

"Hope that d*k taste good b***h!" the note read, misspelling a vulgar term for a male's genitalia.

Video posted to social media on Monday by the Facebook account So Certified showed the unidentified driver opening the lid and sticking his bare fingers into the burrito bowl, burying the note underneath some cheese and shredded lettuce.

The video has since been taken down, but not before it was captured and circulated online.

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"Ya kno I'm bout to violate the s**t out this order 61st precient [sic]," the user wrote in a caption for the video, according to the New York Post.

"I dreamed of moments like this ... god u been so good to me like idk how to re pay u," he went on to say.

WNBC-TV confirmed Wednesday that the order was placed by an officer from the New York City Police Department's 61st Precinct in Brooklyn. It arrived between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Monday, after which it was immediately discarded.

The news outlet added that based on a post by the user in the comments section of the video, the act was not meant as a personal attack on the individual officer but reflective of his hatred for law enforcement in general.

"This is a Facebook public announcement, I don't violate people food like that ... that was personal. we at war," the user reportedly wrote.

In response to the incident, DoorDash told WNBC-TV in a statement, "This behavior is absolutely unacceptable and has no place in our community. We take the trust and respect of merchants, customers, and Dashers extremely seriously. We have deactivated the Dasher and have reached out to the customer involved."

Chipotle reportedly deactivated the delivery partner's account and called his actions "inexcusable."

But losing his job is not the only punishment that the former delivery driver could face. If police are able to track him down, they intend to charge him with felony reckless endangerment.