Florida cop under investigation after arresting homeless man at Publix
Sun Sentinel
5/3/2021
Chris Perkins, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
The Miami Police Department is looking into an officer’s off-duty arrest of a man who allegedly stole chicken at a South Florida Publix.
According to the incident report, Willie Barbor took chicken from the deli in the evening on April 16, and began eating it as he walked toward the exit. A store manager told Barbor he had to pay for the chicken, at which point Barbor replied, “[Expletive] you. I am homeless, I don’t have any money.”
Officer Alexander Garcia-Contreras, who was working an “extra duty job,” which is an off-duty job, at the Publix, told Barbor go with him to the store office, but Barbor refused and began walking away, the report stated.