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Spit Happens! A History of Spitting in Cops' Food
They say revenge is a dish best served cold, but Gary Herb, an employee at a fast food chain that let's you have it your way would rather serve it on top of a flame-broiled cheeseburger. A Vancouver, Washington sheriff's deputy is suing $75,000 after he found a softball-sized loogie in his sandwich, which DNA testing confirmed came from Herb. There's a lot of risks that go along with being a cop, but the most dangerous part by far is their lunch break. After looking at our History of Spitting in Cops' Food, you can forgive the men in blue if they opt to add their own condiments...
THE SALIVA SNACK WRAP
Where/When: Fulton, NY in 2008
The Juicy Facts: When Jeremy Hankey took an order from a uniformed police officer at McDonald
THE ULTIMATE BAD BREATH BURGER
Where/When: Burnet, TX in 2008
The Juicy Facts: After police Chief Paul Nelson arrested Jaime Perez for disorderly conduct, Perez decided to take revenge into his own hands. When he saw Nelson come into the neighborhood burger joint where he worked, Perez allegedly wiped his ass with the buns from the cop
AN EX-CON GETS HIS REVENGE WITH A BREAKFAST MUFFIN
Where/When: Berrien Springs, MI in 2009
The Juicy Facts: After doing a 14-year bid for breaking and entering, Jacob Skipworth couldn
A NEW TAKE ON CAJUN GRAVY
Where/When: Loves Park, IL in 2007
The Juicy Facts: An Illinois high school student who felt the cops had mistreated members of his family decided to retaliate by hocking a loogie into Officer Jeff Petty
EMPLOYEE GIVES OFFICER A URINEADE
Where/When: Sidney, NE in 2005
The Juicy Facts: Officer Keith Andrew stopped by his neighborhood KFC to pick up dinner for his family at the end of a shift. According to a complaint he later filed in court, the officer received a "special serving" which is just fancy talk for "a 32 oz. soda with piss in it." The officer brought home the KFC and unwittingly fed it to his two sons who became ill.
Aftermath: Officer Andrew would go on to win a $40,000 lawsuit against KFC on the grounds of criminal negligence. Apparently, a KFC employee informed a manager he saw his co-worker take a piss in the cop
THE BOOGER BURGER
Where/When: Phoenix, AZ in 1990
The Juicy Facts: When Officers Gary Underhill and David Duron sat down to eat their burgers from Jack In The Box, it only took about three bites before Duron noticed
COP HAS BEEF WITH ROAST BEEF SANDWICH
Where/When: Phoenix, AZ in 1994
The Juicy Facts: Officer Joel Tranter ordered a roast beef sandwich from a local Arby
NACHOS WITH A LITTLE EXTRA QUESO DIP
Where/When: Black Mountain, NC in 2001
The Juicy Facts: State Trooper Chris T. Phillips stopped by Taco Bell on his lunch break to get a plate of cheesy nachos. It only took a couple chips before the cop discovered
SHINING THE FLOORS WITH FROZEN PATTIES
Where/When: Rochester, NY in 2000
The Juicy Facts: A sheriff's deputy in Monroe County became sick after eating a Whopper which had been contaminated by employee Scott B. Savino with industrial-strength cleaners and a dollop of spit.
Aftermath: Not only did the cop file a $13.5 million lawsuit against Burger King, but Savino was also put on trial with a first-degree felony of tampering. Savino even admitted to "skating" on frozen patties before throwing them on the grill.
