Whataburger Employee Fired After Refusing To Serve Texas Police Officers

DENISON, TX — An employee at the popular burger chain Whataburger has been fired after she allegedly refused to serve two police officers and, according to the local police chief, said, "Cops beat up my boyfriend and are racists."

Denison, Texas, Police Chief Jay Burch wrote a lengthy Facebook post detailing the experience of the two officers. Burch wrote that while the police department enjoys "great support from most of our community and our businesses" there are people that buy into anti-police rhetoric and dislike police officers, something Burch says officers are used to for the most part.

"But when 2 of my officers were refused service by an employee of a local restaurant on October 14 just after midnight, then cursed by that employee and the on-duty manager’s only response is, 'I don’t get into politics', that concerns me," he wrote.

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In the Facebook post, Burch did not name the local restaurant, but another officer identified it as the local Whataburger in a separate Facebook post, The Dallas Morning News reported.

The burger chain issued a statement saying the employee in question was no longer employed there.

"We've also reached out to the police sergeant to apologize and plan to speak with the other officers involved to apologize in person and make this right," the statement said. "Whataburger truly appreciates our law enforcement and their efforts to protect and serve our communities."

Burch says a police supervisor went down to the restaurant to try and understand what had happened when the employee said her boyfriend had been beaten up by Denison officers. The supervisor looked into it, and after reviewing dashcam footage of the arrest found that it was a routine arrest and no one was injured, Burch wrote.

In a follow-up Facebook post, Burch wrote that both he and members of his staff had spoken with many Whataburger executives.

"It was a positive meeting and we appreciate the timely response of Whataburger officials to address this problem and certainly were appreciative of the apologies given," Burch wrote.

He also cautioned against a boycott of Whataburger, saying the corporation did not ignore the incident and established a dialogue between the two parties. Burch said the department was grateful for the show of support from local businesses and citizens.

You can read both of Burch's Facebook posts below:

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