Cop suspended for demanding free Starbucks

Investigation finds Chicago officer intimidated coffee shop workers

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updated 2:41 a.m. ET Aug. 8, 2008

CHICAGO - A Chicago police officer has been suspended for 15 months for demanding free coffee and baked goods from six different Starbucks.

Officer Barbara Nevers, a 14-year veteran, has also been ordered to undergo counseling.

The Police Board ruled in May that 55-year-old Nevers intimidated Starbucks employees by screaming at them and flashing her badge, handcuffs or gun when they wanted her to pay. The board released its findings Thursday.

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Nevers' attorney said her client never used her job to demand coffee. She said some coffeehouses gave it to her for free because she was an officer.