Starbucks apologizes to deputies who weren't served at store

Starbucks has apologized to two sheriff's deputies in California and said it would carry out an internal investigation after complaints by the sheriff that the coffee retailer's employees refused to serve the officers. The Los Angeles Times reports the alleged mistreatment of the Riverside County sheriff's deputies took place Thursday at a Starbucks near the campus of the University of California, Riverside. According to statements from Starbucks and social media posts by Sheriff Chad Bianco the officers, who were in uniform, stood at the counter for about five minutes without being served and eventually decided to leave.