Fla. officer fired for demanding free coffee

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By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Jul 18, 2008 at 7:48 AM EDT

Story Updated: Jul 18, 2008 at 7:48 AM EDT

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An internal affairs report says a Daytona Beach police officer demanded free coffee and tea from a Starbucks and threatened employees with slower emergency response times if they refused.

Lt. Major Garvin, a 15-year veteran, was fired July 8. According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Chief Mike Chitwood says Garvin recently failed a polygraph test that he insisted on taking.

The coffeehouse's employees claim that since June 2007, Garvin had visited the store as many as six times a night while on duty. Besides demanding free drinks, workers complained that Garvin also cut in front of paying customers.

A telephone listing for Garvin could not be found.

Sunday, Jul 20 at 8:25 AM frog wrote ...

yes, Anonymous, I agree with the security part, but not the rudeness of him cutting in front of other customers. I think MM is right, he had to have been hitting something in the evidence room..either that, or he is just plain rude.....

Saturday, Jul 19 at 8:35 AM Anonymous wrote ...

starbucks should be happy having an officer present with all the violence going on ,free coffee for security ,sounds fair.

Friday, Jul 18 at 10:35 AM Addict wrote ...

So can he sue Starbucks for making him an addict like people sue cigerette companies ?? Maybe someone should waste government tax dollars to make sure Starbucks arent adding nicotene to their coffee beans

Friday, Jul 18 at 9:32 AM MM wrote ...

me thinks this officer has been in the evidence room using illicit substances. get the ones that haven't been caught.they're the really dangerous ones.

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