Refusing To Cook
As the officer approached the end of the line, the cook stepped out of the kitchen and walked up to the cashier. He said: “You’re going to have to take me off the line, I ain’t serving that.” The officer decided not to say anything or make a scene, and quietly left.
Taking Matters Seriously
After the incident took place, the Alexandria Police Union and Alexandria’s Police Chief Earl Cook met with the management of Noodles & Company. Cook said: “These are very difficult times right now in our relations with everyone, and to have one of my officers treated in that manner unnecessarily, your first response is anger. Then you calm down a bit and say, let’s just find out what happened.”