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Officer Accused Of Threatening Starbucks Managers For Free Coffee
Local 6 (Orlando, FL) ^ | 7/17/08 | Unattributed

Posted on 07/17/2008 8:49:47 AM PDT by Huntress

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A police lieutenant in Daytona Beach was fired over accusations that he threatened slower emergency response times if he was not given complimentary specialty Starbucks coffee drinks.

An internal police investigation found that Daytona Lt. Major Garvin received free coffee for about two years from a city Starbucks coffee store.

However, when recently denied free coffee from new management, Garvin allegedly told managers that he could change the police department's response time if they refuse to give him complimentary drinks.

Garvin is accused of saying, "If something happens, either we can respond really fast or we could respond really slow. I've been coming here for years and I've been getting whatever I want. I'm the difference between you getting a two-minute response time, if you needed a little help, or a 15 minutes response time."

However, when confronted about the comments, police said Garvin agreed to take a polygraph test.

When asked whether or not he threatened managers with adverse response times, Garvin responded, "no."

But polygraph test results suggested that the officer was lying, Local 6's Tarik Minor reported. Garvin was then fired.

Starbucks employees said Garvin visited the Starbucks store six times a day during his shifts and intimidated some workers during visits.

"I want somebody protecting my streets who is honest and trustworthy," Starbucks customer Adam Cuddy said. "So, if he is going to fail a polygraph, whether it is about coffee or anything, I don't know how comfortable I feel as a citizen being protected."

The investigation also revealed that Garvin requested the complimentary coffee even when he was not on duty.

Garvin was hired by the department in 1993.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
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Jerk.
1 posted on 07/17/2008 8:49:47 AM PDT by Huntress
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To: Huntress

Foolish on both their parts.


2 posted on 07/17/2008 8:50:55 AM PDT by stuartcr (Election year.....Who we gonna hate, in '08?)
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To: Huntress

Seems a pretty petty thing to ruin your career over.

Is there ANY chance he was joking?


3 posted on 07/17/2008 8:51:21 AM PDT by WayneS (What the hell is wrong with these people?)
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To: Huntress

“Man this extorted coffee tastes like pee “


4 posted on 07/17/2008 8:52:21 AM PDT by kbennkc (For those who have fought for it , freedom has a flavor the protected will never know)
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To: kbennkc

Yup.


5 posted on 07/17/2008 8:52:45 AM PDT by WayneS (What the hell is wrong with these people?)
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To: WayneS
An internal police investigation found that Daytona Lt. Major Garvin received free coffee for about two years from a city Starbucks coffee store

Maybe once it could be a joke, but not for two years.

6 posted on 07/17/2008 8:53:43 AM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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To: Huntress

It used to be cops on the beat grabbing an apple from a grocery store’s sidewalk display of produce, today it’s extorting free Starbucks coffee, tomorrow?

They’ll be expecting the coffee delivered to their homes before they have to get dressed for work.


7 posted on 07/17/2008 8:53:46 AM PDT by mkjessup (Fred Phelps? It's HELL on the phone! It's for YOU! They say "COME ON DOWN!!!")
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To: Huntress

And some people here wonder why so many people don’t trust “law enforcement officers”.


8 posted on 07/17/2008 8:54:09 AM PDT by frankiep (Every socialist is a disguised dictator - Ludwig von Mises)
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To: stuartcr

depends if the cops who worked for him liked him or not. they could be ecstatic and give the starbucks guy a medal. this boss does not sound like the best guy to work for.


9 posted on 07/17/2008 8:55:22 AM PDT by thefactor (the innocent shall not suffer nor the guilty go free...)
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To: thefactor

That’s true.


10 posted on 07/17/2008 8:56:05 AM PDT by stuartcr (Election year.....Who we gonna hate, in '08?)
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To: Huntress
So this assclown cop is willing to put Starbuck’s employee's in danger for his 6 cup a day coffee habit? The lowest of the low.
11 posted on 07/17/2008 8:56:09 AM PDT by 4yearlurker
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"Garvin was hired by the department in 1993."

To think that Starbucks was the only entity/person this guy extorted or bullied over the last 15 years is simply foolish.

12 posted on 07/17/2008 8:56:38 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: Huntress

Java Junkie


13 posted on 07/17/2008 8:56:58 AM PDT by Coffee200am ("We should all be living in mud huts and riding bicycles to avoid killing the polar bears..."/s)
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To: frankiep
yes, this one J/O should ruin it for the rest if us.

if i post a positive story about a cop, will it reverse the trend?

14 posted on 07/17/2008 8:57:12 AM PDT by thefactor (the innocent shall not suffer nor the guilty go free...)
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To: Huntress

Remember in “Pope of Greenwich Village” when Paulie puts the horse physic in the bully cop’s drink?


15 posted on 07/17/2008 8:57:16 AM PDT by NaughtiusMaximus (Bible toting, bitter and armed with slashing sarcasm.)
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But polygraph test results suggested that the officer was lying, Local 6's Tarik Minor reported. Garvin was then fired.

HA-HA, WHAT AN IDIOT!

Got himself fired from a 90K a year (guessing) job over a lousy cup of coffee.

16 posted on 07/17/2008 8:57:45 AM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: frankiep

While in college, I had a senior seminar class in law enforcement. There was a ditzy girl in my class who could never grasp the concept of why it was wrong to accept free meals/coffee/etc. while on duty. She kept trying to compare the police to doctors and others that she said got “freebies.”

Of course, since she was a female, I’m sure she had no problem finding a job. God help those under her protection.


17 posted on 07/17/2008 8:58:11 AM PDT by LanPB01
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To: 4yearlurker

Law Enforcement - just minutes away when seconds count.


18 posted on 07/17/2008 8:58:11 AM PDT by satan
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To: Huntress
He shouldn't have put the balm on.

19 posted on 07/17/2008 8:58:27 AM PDT by I see my hands (_8(|)
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To: Joe 6-pack
To think that Starbucks was the only entity/person this guy extorted or bullied over the last 15 years is simply foolish.

I suspect that as this story gets a little local traction down there in Volusia County, all sorts of stories will start comin' out of the woodwork, just you wait and see.

Hey Garvin? Was it worth it you dummy?!?
20 posted on 07/17/2008 8:58:33 AM PDT by mkjessup (Fred Phelps? It's HELL on the phone! It's for YOU! They say "COME ON DOWN!!!")
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