Kansas officer made up story about expletive on McDonald’s coffee cup, police chief says

NBC 12 ^ | December 30, 2019 at 5:37 PM EST - Updated December 30 at 8:28 PM

[conservative98]

HERINGTON, Kan. (WIBW/Gray News) – A Kansas police officer is no longer employed after he “fabricated” a story that a McDonald’s employee wrote an expletive on his coffee cup over the weekend.

Herington Police Chief Brian Hornaday confirmed in a news conference Monday that the officer resigned from his agency.

Hornaday said this is a "black-eye on the law enforcement community."

The officer confessed to making up the story after the chief investigated.

[ETCM]

This was never really in doubt. Good to see my hoax detector is still perfectly calibrated.

[mmichaels1970]

So in this particular case, the receipt was actually accurate.

[ETCM]

Hornaday said this is a "black-eye on the law enforcement community."

Originally, he said “This is not only bad for McDonalds, but it is also a black eye for Junction City.”

Even if it were not a hoax, that was pretty over the top to impugn the whole town over such a minor incident. Seems Mr Hornaday owes all of the fine folks of Junction City an apology.

[ETCM]

FWIW, all the cops I’ve known just called them a “throwdown”. Back in the day, as in the 80’s and prior, everyone had one “just in case”. Now they are not nearly as common, but obviously still a thing.

[Mark17]

Another day, another Smollet — or equivalent.

Except that chump got away with it. 👎