Why a Maryland Cop Went Undercover as a Burger King Employee

Whether it's actually true or not, pretty much anybody would tell you that there's a damn stereotypical association between police officers in this country and doughnut shops. That said, 2016 seems to be the year in which the increasingly fragile relationship between law enforcement officers and fast-food chains is getting all the attention. But just because we've seen numerous instances of fast-food workers refusing service to cops, doesn't mean that law enforcement isn't comfortable stepping behind the drive-thru window and slinging fries.

Case in point: A Maryland cop recently went undercover as a Burger King employee in order to take down a drug-dealing operation that two employees had allegedly set up. And before we get any further along in this post, we, toom are flabbergasted at how much modern policing resembles the plot of a 90s buddy cop movie.

Earlier this summer, the Thurmont Police Department in Maryland is said to have received a complaint, described in this press release: "The Thurmont Police Department had received a complaint of Burger King employees dealing Controlled Dangerous Substances from the parking lot of the business. The Thurmont Police Department had a police officer gain employment at the Burger King in a covert capacity. While employed, the police officer made several successful purchases of Controlled Dangerous Substances from two employees. On September 16, 2016, the two employees were indicted by a Frederick County Grand Jury. On September 21, 2016 the employees were arrested and served with the Indictments."

MUNCHIES reached out to both Burger King and the Thurmont Police Department for comment, but has yet to hear back from either.

In case you were wondering, this certainly isn't the first instance of a cop embedding him or herself deep into the fast-food industry. Last year, we reported on an undercover police officer in Illinois who donned a Domino's Pizza uniform in order to catch a serial thief.

Don't you just love it when you can get your arrest to go and with a side of small fries?