Thread by @BillFOXLA

BREAKING: Sources tell me an off duty LAPD officer allegedly found a tampon halfway thru his Frappuccino at a Starbucks in Diamond Bar on Friday. I’m told he used his police credit union debit card. Sheriff’s Dept. confirms they took a report & they’re now investigating. @FOXLA

@LAPPL tells me: “This disgusting assault on a police officer was carried out by someone with hatred in their heart and who lacks human decency. We hope they are publicly exposed, fired, arrested, and prosecuted for their cowardly and repugnant actions.” @FOXLA

LASD tells me detectives have pulled the surveillance video and are now in the process of reviewing it. I’m told the officer angrily went back inside to confront the staff once he made the discovery. @FOXLA

We’ve reached out to Starbucks for comment. I’ll be live on @FOXLA at 10 with this.
LINK: foxla.com/news/lasd-inve…

And yes, I’m aware of the Shake Shack hoax. That’s why I spent all evening working multiple independent sources and this didn’t come from the union. A police report has been filed, LASD reviewing video, and if the officer made it up, that’s filing a false report. That’s criminal

UPDATE: We've since learned that because this Starbucks is a licensee location inside a Target, they're technically Target employees. When we called the Target, a female employee said she was aware of the incident. Starbucks following up with us in the morning. @FOXLA

UPDATE: Formal statement from the L.A. County Sheriff's Department on this. I'm told officer was not in uniform. I've been in touch with Starbucks, who says they will assist Target in any investigation. Target corporate tells me they will have a statement for me shortly. @FOXLA

UPDATE: Statement from Target:
“We take this allegation seriously. We have reviewed video footage and have not found any suspicious behavior. We have shared the video with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and look forward to the conclusions of their investigation.”

UPDATE: Here are the initial LASD incident reports. Detective says due to the surveillance camera quality/angle, can’t tell if there was tampering. Says video shows officer went to restroom while drink was being made and barista left to an unknown location for 1 minute. @FOXLA