Cleburne officer Kevin Dupre pulled into McDonald’s in Cleburne in a marked patrol car for a cup of coffee about 11 p.m. only to find a cockroach in the first sip, according to a police report. Dupre immediately spit the insect out onto the lid of the cup and returned to the McDonald’s, which refunded him $1.07. The employee who served him the coffee said it had not been done intentionally, and she offered him another cup of coffee. He declined.
Dupre later filed a report with Cleburne officer Bolby Burris, alleging tampering with a consumer product, which carries a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The report states that Dupre told police he believed the cockroach was placed in his coffee deliberately.
Apparently, the company has taken notice of Dupre’s report.Jacque Robson, a McDonald’s marketing manager in Dallas, said the company is investigating the incident and will review the closed-circuit video from the night, but not because Dupre is a police officer.
"We absolutely would do this for anyone," said Robson, who wouldn’t speculate on whether Dupre was targeted because of his job.
Robson said the company will also speak to the employees who were on duty that night in the restaurant in the 1400 block of Henderson Street.
Sgt. Amy Knoll, a Cleburne police spokeswoman, said the department had left a message with the company last week but had not received a response. Knoll did not rule out that Dupre was targeted.
"It’s definitely a possibility," she said. "It’s been known to happen, but not here."
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