crime of the century

[moonstomper]

Pair arrested for stealing live lobster from Red Lobster


Police give this account of what led to their seafood-stealing suspects:

On Monday, around 3:30 p.m., patrons at the restaurant reported seeing a man later identified as Granger walk out the front door of the restaurant at 2355 U.S. 41 N. with a live Maine lobster tucked under his shirt.

Quick-thinking witnesses grabbed the license tag number and description of the car Granger had gotten into with Boyd and alerted management. The car had sped off.

Police ran the tag through dispatchers and found it was registered to Granger and Boyd.

So an officer called their home and left a phone message. He left his cellular phone number and asked the couple to call so they could clear up the matter. Just before 8 p.m., Boyd called the officer back.

He explained to her that he was looking into the stolen lobster case and asked her if she had been at the Red Lobster on Monday afternoon. She said she'd been there with her husband, but she didn't know anything about the lobster.

The officer explained that the restaurant wanted to be paid for the lobster and to have the couple banned from the restaurant, and no charges would be pressed.

Boyd again said she didn't know what the officer was talking about. The officer asked to talk to her husband. Granger admitted that he stole the lobster. He agreed to pay for the lobster and sign a trespass warning to keep out of jail.

"(Granger) said he was buzzed from drinking and that it was a stupid mistake,'' police reports say.

A short time later, Boyd arrived, lobster in hand.

When the officer explained that the couple would be banned from Red Lobster, Boyd got loud and started yelling obscenities, upsetting diners in the restaurant. Police had met her in the banquet room.

"This is a (expletive) joke. We're in trouble for a (expletive) $8.99 lobster?'' she said.

The officer asked her to calm down, but she continued to be loud. She told the officer that she was taking the blame for the lobster theft and not her husband. The officer explained that her husband had to sign the trespassing warning, too.

"Boyd stated ... that I could take her to jail for the lobster,'' the report says. Police also say it appeared Boyd was under the influence of alcohol.

Boyd then grabbed the restaurant manager by the waist and pushed the officer in the shoulder after he'd warned her not to touch anyone. Boyd then started fighting with the officer and he had to take her to the ground to control her.

Another officer met Granger in the parking lot, where he'd been waiting for his wife, and he fought with police. While one officer fought with him, another had to run after Boyd, who had tried to run from police.

Both were then taken to the Collier County jail. Once at the jail, Boyd pushed a jail officer, leading to another charge.

Boyd, who told police she is a bartender at the Collier Athletic Club, is facing charges of obtaining food with intent to defraud, resisting an officer with violence, disorderly conduct, battery and battery on a law enforcement officer.

Granger, who says he is an unemployed laborer, is charged with retail theft and resisting an officer with violence

obtaining food with intent to defraud, eh? Lets put these people away for a long time

[moonstomper]

Pair arrested for stealing live lobster from Red Lobster


Police give this account of what led to their seafood-stealing suspects:

On Monday, around 3:30 p.m., patrons at the restaurant reported seeing a man later identified as Granger walk out the front door of the restaurant at 2355 U.S. 41 N. with a live Maine lobster tucked under his shirt.

Quick-thinking witnesses grabbed the license tag number and description of the car Granger had gotten into with Boyd and alerted management. The car had sped off.

Police ran the tag through dispatchers and found it was registered to Granger and Boyd.

So an officer called their home and left a phone message. He left his cellular phone number and asked the couple to call so they could clear up the matter. Just before 8 p.m., Boyd called the officer back.

He explained to her that he was looking into the stolen lobster case and asked her if she had been at the Red Lobster on Monday afternoon. She said she'd been there with her husband, but she didn't know anything about the lobster.

The officer explained that the restaurant wanted to be paid for the lobster and to have the couple banned from the restaurant, and no charges would be pressed.

Boyd again said she didn't know what the officer was talking about. The officer asked to talk to her husband. Granger admitted that he stole the lobster. He agreed to pay for the lobster and sign a trespass warning to keep out of jail.

"(Granger) said he was buzzed from drinking and that it was a stupid mistake,'' police reports say.

A short time later, Boyd arrived, lobster in hand.

When the officer explained that the couple would be banned from Red Lobster, Boyd got loud and started yelling obscenities, upsetting diners in the restaurant. Police had met her in the banquet room.

"This is a (expletive) joke. We're in trouble for a (expletive) $8.99 lobster?'' she said.

The officer asked her to calm down, but she continued to be loud. She told the officer that she was taking the blame for the lobster theft and not her husband. The officer explained that her husband had to sign the trespassing warning, too.

"Boyd stated ... that I could take her to jail for the lobster,'' the report says. Police also say it appeared Boyd was under the influence of alcohol.

Boyd then grabbed the restaurant manager by the waist and pushed the officer in the shoulder after he'd warned her not to touch anyone. Boyd then started fighting with the officer and he had to take her to the ground to control her.

Another officer met Granger in the parking lot, where he'd been waiting for his wife, and he fought with police. While one officer fought with him, another had to run after Boyd, who had tried to run from police.

Both were then taken to the Collier County jail. Once at the jail, Boyd pushed a jail officer, leading to another charge.

Boyd, who told police she is a bartender at the Collier Athletic Club, is facing charges of obtaining food with intent to defraud, resisting an officer with violence, disorderly conduct, battery and battery on a law enforcement officer.

Granger, who says he is an unemployed laborer, is charged with retail theft and resisting an officer with violence

obtaining food with intent to defraud, eh? Lets put these people away for a long time

[moonstomper]

Pair arrested for stealing live lobster from Red Lobster


Police give this account of what led to their seafood-stealing suspects:

On Monday, around 3:30 p.m., patrons at the restaurant reported seeing a man later identified as Granger walk out the front door of the restaurant at 2355 U.S. 41 N. with a live Maine lobster tucked under his shirt.

Quick-thinking witnesses grabbed the license tag number and description of the car Granger had gotten into with Boyd and alerted management. The car had sped off.

Police ran the tag through dispatchers and found it was registered to Granger and Boyd.

So an officer called their home and left a phone message. He left his cellular phone number and asked the couple to call so they could clear up the matter. Just before 8 p.m., Boyd called the officer back.

He explained to her that he was looking into the stolen lobster case and asked her if she had been at the Red Lobster on Monday afternoon. She said she'd been there with her husband, but she didn't know anything about the lobster.

The officer explained that the restaurant wanted to be paid for the lobster and to have the couple banned from the restaurant, and no charges would be pressed.

Boyd again said she didn't know what the officer was talking about. The officer asked to talk to her husband. Granger admitted that he stole the lobster. He agreed to pay for the lobster and sign a trespass warning to keep out of jail.

"(Granger) said he was buzzed from drinking and that it was a stupid mistake,'' police reports say.

A short time later, Boyd arrived, lobster in hand.

When the officer explained that the couple would be banned from Red Lobster, Boyd got loud and started yelling obscenities, upsetting diners in the restaurant. Police had met her in the banquet room.

"This is a (expletive) joke. We're in trouble for a (expletive) $8.99 lobster?'' she said.

The officer asked her to calm down, but she continued to be loud. She told the officer that she was taking the blame for the lobster theft and not her husband. The officer explained that her husband had to sign the trespassing warning, too.

"Boyd stated ... that I could take her to jail for the lobster,'' the report says. Police also say it appeared Boyd was under the influence of alcohol.

Boyd then grabbed the restaurant manager by the waist and pushed the officer in the shoulder after he'd warned her not to touch anyone. Boyd then started fighting with the officer and he had to take her to the ground to control her.

Another officer met Granger in the parking lot, where he'd been waiting for his wife, and he fought with police. While one officer fought with him, another had to run after Boyd, who had tried to run from police.

Both were then taken to the Collier County jail. Once at the jail, Boyd pushed a jail officer, leading to another charge.

Boyd, who told police she is a bartender at the Collier Athletic Club, is facing charges of obtaining food with intent to defraud, resisting an officer with violence, disorderly conduct, battery and battery on a law enforcement officer.

Granger, who says he is an unemployed laborer, is charged with retail theft and resisting an officer with violence

obtaining food with intent to defraud, eh? Lets put these people away for a long time

[StormFront]

Yeah, lock 'em up in a maximum security prison and throw away the keys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :beatup:

[StormFront]

Yeah, lock 'em up in a maximum security prison and throw away the keys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :beatup:

[StormFront]

Yeah, lock 'em up in a maximum security prison and throw away the keys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :beatup:

[Stormbringer]

Forget maximum security prison...the obvious punishment here is to dump them into a swimming pool sized lobster tank! :evil: :D :beatup:

[Stormbringer]

Forget maximum security prison...the obvious punishment here is to dump them into a swimming pool sized lobster tank! :evil: :D :beatup:

[Stormbringer]

Forget maximum security prison...the obvious punishment here is to dump them into a swimming pool sized lobster tank! :evil: :D :beatup:

[folgersnyourcup]

Haha wow. Sheesh, they just couldn't go to another Red Lobster could they? They just HAD to fuss and argue and kick and bite and shove and push and maim and....oh.

What a silly crime. Of course you're going to get caught stealing a lobster from RED LOBSTER! It's their specialty! Too bad they're going to put security strips on them and a detector by the door so you can't steal them now....THANKS BUDDY! NOW I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO STEAL A LOBSTER FROM RED LOBSTER! FRIGGING ONE THING I WANTED TO DO BEFORE I DIE AND YOU RUINED IT!

Besides, the best place to steal lobster from is the grocery store anyway.
:crazy:

[folgersnyourcup]

Haha wow. Sheesh, they just couldn't go to another Red Lobster could they? They just HAD to fuss and argue and kick and bite and shove and push and maim and....oh.

What a silly crime. Of course you're going to get caught stealing a lobster from RED LOBSTER! It's their specialty! Too bad they're going to put security strips on them and a detector by the door so you can't steal them now....THANKS BUDDY! NOW I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO STEAL A LOBSTER FROM RED LOBSTER! FRIGGING ONE THING I WANTED TO DO BEFORE I DIE AND YOU RUINED IT!

Besides, the best place to steal lobster from is the grocery store anyway.
:crazy:

[folgersnyourcup]

Haha wow. Sheesh, they just couldn't go to another Red Lobster could they? They just HAD to fuss and argue and kick and bite and shove and push and maim and....oh.

What a silly crime. Of course you're going to get caught stealing a lobster from RED LOBSTER! It's their specialty! Too bad they're going to put security strips on them and a detector by the door so you can't steal them now....THANKS BUDDY! NOW I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO STEAL A LOBSTER FROM RED LOBSTER! FRIGGING ONE THING I WANTED TO DO BEFORE I DIE AND YOU RUINED IT!

Besides, the best place to steal lobster from is the grocery store anyway.
:crazy:

[moonstomper]

this is wierd:

The burglar turned out to be a neat freak.
He picked up the strawberries someone had left at the door and put them on the kitchen table.

He took a shower.

He changed clothes.

He left his his dirty jeans behind, and $51.65.

He didn't leave any identification.

The residents of a home on Rue Pickeny discovered the burglary Monday and called the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office.

"The intruder is among the strangest and cleanest burglars to visit Mandeville," James Hartman, spokesman for the Sheriff's Office said.

"The oddity of the crime notwithstanding, it's still a felony," and deputies are eager to apprehend the man before he "intrudes, bathes ... and drops money again," Hartman said Tuesday

[moonstomper]

this is wierd:

The burglar turned out to be a neat freak.
He picked up the strawberries someone had left at the door and put them on the kitchen table.

He took a shower.

He changed clothes.

He left his his dirty jeans behind, and $51.65.

He didn't leave any identification.

The residents of a home on Rue Pickeny discovered the burglary Monday and called the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office.

"The intruder is among the strangest and cleanest burglars to visit Mandeville," James Hartman, spokesman for the Sheriff's Office said.

"The oddity of the crime notwithstanding, it's still a felony," and deputies are eager to apprehend the man before he "intrudes, bathes ... and drops money again," Hartman said Tuesday

[Guyute]

Thanks moonstopper, for the most recent installment of Lifestyles of the Rednecky & Infamous. :roll:

idjits.

[Guyute]

Thanks moonstopper, for the most recent installment of Lifestyles of the Rednecky & Infamous. :roll:

idjits.

[crazy4canes]

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I hope Mr. and Mrs. Lobsterthieves haven't bred. :roll:

[crazy4canes]

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I hope Mr. and Mrs. Lobsterthieves haven't bred. :roll:

[Shell]

Was this you Stompy??? ;)

Man Feeds Lobsters at Supermarket
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CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. - Joel Freedman grew upset at seeing lobsters, with rubber bands on their claws, piled atop one another in a supermarket tank. The animal-rights advocate figured it was time to make his anger known.

Freedman bought a pound of scallops and, before anyone could intervene, lifted the tank lid and dumped them in.

Employees at the Wegmans store in this Finger Lakes town quickly surrounded him, sparking a heated exchange, Freedman said. He refused to leave, so the police were summoned. After several more minutes of loud conversation, he exited the store on police orders not to return.

Freedman, a member of Animal Rights Advocates of Upstate New York, argued that lobsters are inhumanely treated since they're not fed and are often crowded into supermarket tanks.

"As far as I'm concerned, I obeyed the law by feeding the lobsters," Freedman said in Monday's Daily Messenger about his protest last week. "I should have been able to call the cops on Wegmans."

Store manager John VanBlargan said his employees tried to explain to Freedman that putting the scallops in the tank would do more damage than good. He didn't appear to listen to arguments that he was putting "the equipment in jeopardy," VanBlargan said.

The lobsters are placed in 42-degree water, an industrywide standard, VanBlargan told the newspaper. That puts them in a "semi-dormant state," making them less aware of their surroundings, he said.

If Freedman is spotted at the store in the future, he could be arrested for trespassing, police warned.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

OK....so the lobsters were being treated inhumanely by not being fed and by being crowded in the tank....well what about those scallops that are now going to be eaten alive?!?!?

Or maybe he didn't buy the live variety....I guess that could be it.

[moonstomper]

Nope that wasnt me :angel:

strange people in this world, very strange indeed

[Turbulence]

Man, I'd gladly let a burglar break in and use my shower if he leaves $50...just as long as he does nothing else. Often that isn't the case...I remember seeing on some crime tv show (cops, 911 emergency maybe) that there was a thief who broke into this guy's house once a week for four weeks and cleaned up, rearanged the furniture...then the fifth week he broke in and stole stuff.
:crazy: Crazy...