- Three New York City police officers were hospitalized after consuming an "unknown substance" inside their Shake Shack milkshakes, the NYPD public information office confirmed to Business Insider.
- All three officers are in stable condition and were taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital. The incident is being investigated.
- Paul DiGiacomo, President of the Detectives' Endowment Association, said in a statement on Monday night that the three officers were "intentionally poisoned by one or more workers at the Shake Shack at 200 Broadway in Manhattan."
- The Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York said in a statement posted to Twitter that the officers discovered "a toxic substance, believed to be bleach, had been placed in their beverages" at some point during their meal.
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Three officers were hospitalized after consuming an "unknown substance" inside their Shake Shack milkshakes, the NYPD Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Public Information confirmed to Business Insider.
According to DCPI, the incident occurred at a Shake Shack location in downtown Manhattan and is being investigated. All three officers are in stable condition and were taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
Shake Shack did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
Paul DiGiacomo, President of the Detectives' Endowment Association, said in a statement posted online Monday night that the three officers were "intentionally poisoned by one or more workers at the Shake Shack at 200 Broadway in Manhattan."
"After tasting the milkshakes they purchased they became ill," the statement said.
DiGiacomo urged other officers to "not buy food from locations unknown to you," adding that police were "under attack" due to the current climate of Black Lives Matter protests and calls for national policing reform.
The Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York said in a statement posted to Twitter that the officers discovered "a toxic substance, believed to be bleach, had been placed in their beverages" at some point during their meal.
"All PBA members are advised to carefully inspect any prepared food items they purchase while on duty for possible contamination," the statement said. "When New York City police officers cannot even take meal without coming under attack, it is clear that environment in which we work has deteriorated to a critical level."
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