Whataburger worker refuses to serve police

Mike Gallagher

Sep 16, 2015 - 15:36

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Whataburger worker refuses to serve police

Company response: Whataburger said on Wednesday that they fired the employee, who has not been identified, who worked at this Lewisville, Texas location where the police were refused. They also released a public apology

Two police officers who tried to order some burgers at a Lewisville, Texas, Whataburger were refused service by one of the employees, according to TheBlaze.com and KTVT-TV.

One man who was watching the interaction tweeted, "Uh oh ... this isn't going to go well."

@Whataburger uh oh. Denied service to police officers in Lewisville, TX. This isn't going to go well — Cody Ramsey (@coderamsey) September 16, 2015

Witnesses said the employee said, "We don't serve police."

Whataburger officials quickly responded with a message on social media saying they were appalled by the employee's actions and said he is no longer employed at the restaurant.

They said they had invited the officers back to the restaurant so they could apologize to them in person.

They said it appears to be an isolated incident, but they're investigating.

Refused burgers: Officer Cameron Beckham (left) and reserve deputy Michael Magove (right) say they were denied food at a Whataburger on Tuesday night because they were police

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