Taco Bell employee fired after refusing to serve police officers and ordering them to leave restaurant
The deputies were told to leave the Mexican food chain when they tried to order food
A TACO Bell employee has been fired after two police deputies who tried to order food at a branch of the fast food chain were refused service.
The men were in the restaurant in Phenix City, Alabama, in US on Saturday night and were told they wouldn’t be served and had to leave.
reported the incident had been confirmed by numerous sources.
According to Taco Bell spokeswoman Laura Nedbal the restaurant's franchise owner has since fired the unidentified employee.
The story was also recounted on social media by Tammy Bush Mayo, whose husband is also a deputy and told her what had happened to the two men.
She said in her post that they “don't serve cops”, and added: “'This really disturbs me that people have started treating law enforcement professionals in this manner when these same law enforcement professionals put their lives on the line every day to protect all people, including this woman with a very bad attitude at Taco Bell.”
Bush Mayo also clarified it was two cops other than her husband who had the experience.
One friend wrote: “I can't even coherently comment on this.
“What a B**CH!
“If I had been there, she would have gotten an earful and I would have bought lunch for the officer.”
Lee said the deputies asked if she was kidding and the cashier allegedly responded: 'No, I'm not serving you.'
In the post it also said a customer allegedly said she was glad the cashier wasn't serving them because she would not eat there if they had been served.
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According to WTVM, Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said in a statement: “I'm very disappointed that simply because they were uniformed law enforcement officers that our deputies were treated in such negative fashion.
“We pride ourselves in giving people basic respect and only ask the same in return.
“I am inclined to believe that this was the attitude of one employee and not the policy of the management.
“The fair thing is to give them an opportunity to respond.
“We won't base our opinion of Taco Bell on one employee's negative action any more than the general public should base their opinion of law enforcement on the negative action of one officer.”
Taco Bell said following an investigation an employee was fired and an apology was given to the Alabama deputies.
It said in a statement: “We are deeply appreciative of the men and women who have taken the oath to serve and protect our communities.”