Shake Shack ‘horrified’ NYPD officers’ drinks may have had bleach
Jun 16, 2020, 8:35 AM
FILE NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 29: A view outside Shake Shack in Herald Square as people remain at home to stop the spread of coronavirus on March 29, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police determined there was no criminality by Shake Shack employees after three officers drank milkshakes believed to be contaminated with bleach.
Police came to the determination after “a thorough investigation,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison said in a tweet early Tuesday.
The officers had been assigned to work at a protest Monday evening in Manhattan when they stopped at the restaurant for a meal, The New York Patrolman’s Benevolent Association said in a statement. The officers determined “a toxic substance, believed to be bleach,” was added to their beverages, the statement said.
The officers went to a hospital for treatment but weren’t seriously harmed, The Detectives’ Endowment Association stated.
Shake Shack tweeted that it was “horrified” by reports of the alleged contamination. The restaurant chain said it was working with police in the investigation.
Officers across the U.S. and world have been called to watch over protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody on May 25.
