Sheriff Joe Arpaio issues warning to deputies about McDonalds

Posted: 2:28 PM
Last Updated: 31 minutes ago
By: Associated Press

PHOENIX - Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is urging his uniformed deputies to use caution when eating at McDonald's restaurants following an alleged incident at a Mesa McDonald's.

The Sheriff's Office says a uniformed deputy was verbally harassed in Spanish by McDonald's food handlers Thursday. The deputy says both he and the Sheriff were accused of being racists.

The deputy confronted the workers in Spanish about their remarks and refused to accept his food order as a precaution.

Arpaio said in a news release the restaurant was targeted for an employer sanctions investigation last March when four people were arrested for identification theft.

Calls to McDonald's Corporate offices have not been returned. The Mesa McDonald's Manager Hector Cruz refused to comment when contacted by The Associated Press.

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