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ASKED TO LEAVE: According to the Tempe Officers Association, a customer asked a Starbucks barista to request five officers leave the store because they felt unsafe. Hear from TOA Pres. Rob Ferraro at 5. We have reached out to @Starbucks & are waiting for statement. #fox10phoenix 
The Starbucks TOA is talking about is at McKellips and Scottsdale Roads. @Starbucks officials tell me they’re gathering more info from local team and they have contacted @ToaAz. #fox10phoenix
Regarding the “dump Starbucks” post, Ferraro says this isn’t a boycott by any means by officers are frustrated but calling this “a new reality”. #fox10phoenix
.@starbucks spokesperson gave me a call. They apologize for what happened with Tempe PD and emphasize the respect they have officers - citing “coffee with a cop” partnership they have at this Tempe location. Here’s a written response. #fox10phoenix
“There was a customer that felt unsafe because there were so many police officers inside the store and she asked if they could move out of the customer’s sight or go.” - @ToaAz President Robert Ferraro on Tempe @Starbucks incident. #fox10phoenix
Sweetz Cold Brew Coffee in Gilbert offering free coffee to police officers after #starbucks controversy. #fox10phoenix
Family Grind Coffee offers to bring mobile coffee truck to @TempePolice department and serve officers for free amid #starbucks controversy. This business is veteran owned. #fox10phoenix
APOLOGY FROM @Starbucks: Exec. VP Rossann Williams says she will be in Tempe tonight and would like to meet with @TempePolice. #fox10phoenix
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Just got off the phone with @Starbucks spokesperson who says Exec. VP & U.S President of Retail Rossann Williams is flying into Tempe tonight and plans to meet with @ChiefMoir tomorrow over coffee. They also spoke over the phone earlier today. #fox10phoenix
As @Starbucks & @TempePolice met to talk today per spokesperson, we’ve learned new details. Spokesperson tells me the customer - a white male came up to barista a few times asking why so many cops were there & felt anxious. She told him everything was fine but he “felt unsafe.”
