Wendy’s Robber Finds Less than $586 in Register, Complains

August 2nd, 2010. By LucyC

Welcome to Totally Tortelicious—a review of some of the more bizarre legal stories making news—and there’s certainly no shortage of them.  

Petty Cash at Wendy’s? I think this guy’s expectations of customer service run a little high. Apparently, after robbing a fast-food restaurant in Atlanta he called into complain about his paltry takings—twice—just so everyone was completely clear about how upset he was. 

Just to be clear on my end—this fellow donned a ski mask and gun and headed off to a drive-through window of a Wendy’s (what is it with Wendy’s? This is the third time a Wendy’s–related ‘incident’ has made the pages of Tortelicious—in as many months practically… one involved a couple of ‘ladies’ who attempted to taser the staff because of lousy customer service and the other involved food back as feed back… ).

He then demanded the person behind the window hand over the cash drawer, which that person did, and he took it and ran off.  Hey—he didn’t stipulate what amount of money he wanted—or even that there had to be any money in the cash drawer…you know you need to be clear when placing an order, as the two previous stories have demonstrated…

According to a media report, in one phone call the robber said “next time there better be more than $586.” He called a second time with a similar complaint. Ah, next time?

Talk about packing a killer punch—some guy practicing his knock-out punches knocked out his gas meter instead which resulted in a neighborhood evacuation. 

You know there really are some things in life you just can’t plan for and this guy is one of them.

He put his punching bag close to his gas meter—umm, that was smart—and then got started with his workout. So, man hits punching bag which hits gas meter which falls off wall and spews natural gas everywhere. Oh the insurance company is going to love this one. (and we were worried about hydraulic fracking…) 

According to a local media report, Deputy Fire Chief Tom Snively of Middletown, Ohio, said it was “extremely dangerous situation.” You think? And, not only could knock-out man’s house have blown up but also at least three neighboring homes would have sustained severe damage as well. People living along two streets in the area were told to go somewhere safe—i.e., leave the neighborhood. And one person was hospitalized with nausea. Just one? 

This is also encouraging—the crew from Duke Energy was apparently digging for about an hour before they located the gas shut-off. Bet that was a nail-biting 60 minutes. 

Apparently this was the third gas leak in Middletown in two weeks that required evacuations—one of which was a deliberate attempt to blow up a house. 

So much for the quiet, suburban life…

Go to Jail. Learn Law. Sue Victim. Huh? But then a menace is a menace—even behind bars. This was a fairly hot story this week—a man who is currently serving a 12-year sentence for burglary and cocaine possession in a Florida prison, is suing the guys who put him there. 

In 2007, Michael Dupree broke into a van in St. Petersburg FL, and stole a bicycle. Problem was while making his getaway—via his newly acquired means of transportation—he was spotted by the owner of said bicycle, Mr. Anthony McKoy. 

Needless to say, Mr. McKoy is none too happy about the lawsuit brought by Mr. Dupree—in fact incredulous might be a more apt description. “I thought it was a joke. I’m the victim,” Mr. McKoy is quoted as saying, after being served with the suit. 

But—there’s always two sides, as the saying goes, and according to Dupree, McKoy and two other fellows pointed a gun at him, handcuffed him and placed a knee painfully in his back. (oddly enough, that sounds like standard police procedure….) So, as is his right, Dupre is seeking $500,000 for disabilities and distress suffered during the takedown. Interestingly, he filed the civil lawsuit on his own, without any help from lawyers. Was he afraid no one would take his case? I think this just speaks to the power of education—even if it’s acquired during a jail term. 

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