ALEXANDRIA, VA -- A police department outside Washington says an officer was denied service at a local Noodles & Company restaurant.
Alexandria, Virginia, police spokeswoman Crystal Nosal tells local news outlets that a female officer in uniform went Monday evening to the restaurant and stood in line. She says a female cook came out from the back and told the cashier, "You better pull me off the line, because I'm not cooking for," then gestured at the officer.
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Nosal says the cashier laughed and the officer left.
Police Chief Earl Cook went Tuesday to Noodles & Company to speak with management. Cook says managers apologized for the incident and said they would conduct an internal investigation.
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Noodles & Company said in a statement that the restaurant is working to "resolve this matter as quickly as possible."
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The incident comes amid heightened tension over police shootings of blacks.
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