Meat Crimes

May 30

If that meat went back in the cooler, some lucky shopper will be serving excitement burgers tonight! Hurling Hamburger At Store Employees Makes For Unsuccessful Getaway Hervalvoypoy Frencher, 29, was seen leaving a Bashas’ with several bags of unpurchased groceries around 5 p.m. near Brown Road and Mesa Drive, police said. After store employees asked her to return the groceries, Frencher reportedly punched an employee in the face and threw two five-pound hamburger packages at them, according to police.…The hamburger packages were recovered and returned to the store, police said. Photo: Fox 10 Phoenix

If that meat went back in the cooler, some lucky shopper will be serving excitement burgers tonight!

Hurling Hamburger At Store Employees Makes For Unsuccessful Getaway

Hervalvoypoy Frencher, 29, was seen leaving a Bashas’ with several bags of unpurchased groceries around 5 p.m. near Brown Road and Mesa Drive, police said.

After store employees asked her to return the groceries, Frencher reportedly punched an employee in the face and threw two five-pound hamburger packages at them, according to police.
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The hamburger packages were recovered and returned to the store, police said.

Photo: Fox 10 Phoenix

May 29

This kind of thing would happen far less frequently if McDonald’s just installed private crying booths in their restaurants. Man Arrested For Sprawling Out On McDonald’s Counter, Shouting About Cheeseburger A Roxbury man was charged with causing a disturbance over a cheeseburger inside a McDonald’s on Friday.…When officers went inside, they observed the suspect spread across the service counter shouting at employees about a cheeseburger. Police said the employees were in fear and standing away from the service counter. The man’s behavior was also preventing other customers from placing their orders.

This kind of thing would happen far less frequently if McDonald’s just installed private crying booths in their restaurants.

Man Arrested For Sprawling Out On McDonald’s Counter, Shouting About Cheeseburger

A Roxbury man was charged with causing a disturbance over a cheeseburger inside a McDonald’s on Friday.
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When officers went inside, they observed the suspect spread across the service counter shouting at employees about a cheeseburger.

Police said the employees were in fear and standing away from the service counter. The man’s behavior was also preventing other customers from placing their orders.

May 28

We can only hope that Ms. Appling gained some confidence knowing she made the police blotter all on her own. Punching, Spitting, Pepper-Spraying Meat Thief Arrested At Piggly Wiggly Meet Lonneshia Shafaye Appling. The Georgia woman, 26, was so determined to shoplift beer, bacon, cheese, and chicken wings from a Piggly Wiggly that she punched, spit at, and pepper-sprayed store workers who confronted her as she tried to flee the supermarket Wednesday afternoon, according to cops.…Appling kept spraying as several workers tried to keep her from fleeing. The 340-pound Appling also allegedly punched [worker Jonathan] Orr in the face and spit on the 28-year-old employee. As she successfully bolted from the Athens store, Appling “was dropping beer cans out of her purse.”…While in police custody, Appling…asked Officer Nathaniel Franco if her arrest would make the police blotter, requesting that the cop make his report “more interesting so that her arrest would make” the department’s compendium of notable incidents.

We can only hope that Ms. Appling gained some confidence knowing she made the police blotter all on her own.

Punching, Spitting, Pepper-Spraying Meat Thief Arrested At Piggly Wiggly

Meet Lonneshia Shafaye Appling.

The Georgia woman, 26, was so determined to shoplift beer, bacon, cheese, and chicken wings from a Piggly Wiggly that she punched, spit at, and pepper-sprayed store workers who confronted her as she tried to flee the supermarket Wednesday afternoon, according to cops.
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Appling kept spraying as several workers tried to keep her from fleeing. The 340-pound Appling also allegedly punched [worker Jonathan] Orr in the face and spit on the 28-year-old employee. As she successfully bolted from the Athens store, Appling “was dropping beer cans out of her purse.”
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While in police custody, Appling…asked Officer Nathaniel Franco if her arrest would make the police blotter, requesting that the cop make his report “more interesting so that her arrest would make” the department’s compendium of notable incidents.

Apr 24

Special Report: Man Charged With Breaking Pickled Sausage Jar

Watertown police early Sunday charged Carlos R. Garcia Jr., 22, of 10424 Fourth Armored Division Drive, Fort Drum, with fourth-degree criminal mischief.

Mr. Garcia was accused of, at 2:37 a.m. at 430 Factory St., throwing a $14.99 plastic jar of pickled sausages at the front door, causing the jar to break.

Incidentally, this is not Meat Crimes’ first use of the “pickled sausages” tag.

(Source: watertowndailytimes.com)

Apr 23

In a way, you do have to admire the criminal efficiency of cutting out the KFC middle man. Man Arrested In Attack Over Fried Chicken A Bloomington man was attacked and knocked to the ground by a man who wanted to steal his bucket of fried chicken, police said. A 22-year-old man was walking home in the 500 block of South Park Ridge Road just before 1 a.m. Wednesday when he was confronted, police said. Sean M. Nelson, 24, demanded the man give him his bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken, and began slapping and punching him when he refused.

In a way, you do have to admire the criminal efficiency of cutting out the KFC middle man.

Man Arrested In Attack Over Fried Chicken

A Bloomington man was attacked and knocked to the ground by a man who wanted to steal his bucket of fried chicken, police said.

A 22-year-old man was walking home in the 500 block of South Park Ridge Road just before 1 a.m. Wednesday when he was confronted, police said. Sean M. Nelson, 24, demanded the man give him his bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken, and began slapping and punching him when he refused.

Apr 13

It appears Manatee County has fairly loosey-goosey interpretations of “armed robbery” and “resisting arrest without violence.” Man “Sticks Up” 7-Eleven for Four Loko, Condoms, Cheeseburger Roger Crawford was taken into custody by Manatee County Sheriff’s deputies early Friday after they said he walked into a 7-Eleven store, placed items under his shirt, pointed his fingers at the clerks like guns and walked out of the store.…[He] was found a short time later hiding behind a shed about 150 yards away from the store. A can of orange Four Loko was found where Crawford was hiding. Also, a ‘7-Eleven’ cheeseburger, a Red Bull drink can and condoms were recovered. Crawford has been charged with armed robbery and resisting arrest without violence.

It appears Manatee County has fairly loosey-goosey interpretations of “armed robbery” and “resisting arrest without violence.”

Man “Sticks Up” 7-Eleven for Four Loko, Condoms, Cheeseburger

Roger Crawford was taken into custody by Manatee County Sheriff’s deputies early Friday after they said he walked into a 7-Eleven store, placed items under his shirt, pointed his fingers at the clerks like guns and walked out of the store.
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[He] was found a short time later hiding behind a shed about 150 yards away from the store.

A can of orange Four Loko was found where Crawford was hiding. Also, a ‘7-Eleven’ cheeseburger, a Red Bull drink can and condoms were recovered.

Crawford has been charged with armed robbery and resisting arrest without violence.

Apr 12

Let this be a lesson to all aspiring meat criminals: diversification ain’t just for stock portfolios… Repeat Crab Leg Thief Nabbed After Low-Speed Chase, Banned From Entire Supermarket Chain There is an update today on the man accused of stealing crab legs from a supermarket last week. News10NBC has learned the suspect has a record and has been banned from ever entering any Tops [Friendly Markets] location. Johnnie Levert of Rochester was arraigned Thursday morning in Canandaigua City Court. State Police say he stole crab legs from the Tops in Perinton last Wednesday. The very next day, investigators say he stole crab legs from the Tops in Canandaigua. After leading police on a low-speed chase, he was arrested in Bushnell’s Basin.

Let this be a lesson to all aspiring meat criminals: diversification ain’t just for stock portfolios…

Repeat Crab Leg Thief Nabbed After Low-Speed Chase, Banned From Entire Supermarket Chain

There is an update today on the man accused of stealing crab legs from a supermarket last week. News10NBC has learned the suspect has a record and has been banned from ever entering any Tops [Friendly Markets] location.

Johnnie Levert of Rochester was arraigned Thursday morning in Canandaigua City Court. State Police say he stole crab legs from the Tops in Perinton last Wednesday.

The very next day, investigators say he stole crab legs from the Tops in Canandaigua. After leading police on a low-speed chase, he was arrested in Bushnell’s Basin.

Apr 11

If you invite the nearby shack-dwelling lady to use your facilities, don’t be surprised when she pilfers your ham, pork chops and bacon. Man Reports Woman Used His Bathroom Then Stole Meats From His Refrigerator A Winder man reported he let a woman enter his residence to use the bathroom and she repaid the favor by helping herself to meats from his refrigerator.…[T]he complainant said he had let the woman in to use his bathroom and then heard her open his refrigerator before leaving. When the man checked, he noticed ham, pork chops and bacon missing.…The resident told police he knows the woman from the neighborhood as she was living in a shack behind a house nearby.

If you invite the nearby shack-dwelling lady to use your facilities, don’t be surprised when she pilfers your ham, pork chops and bacon.

Man Reports Woman Used His Bathroom Then Stole Meats From His Refrigerator

A Winder man reported he let a woman enter his residence to use the bathroom and she repaid the favor by helping herself to meats from his refrigerator.
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[T]he complainant said he had let the woman in to use his bathroom and then heard her open his refrigerator before leaving. When the man checked, he noticed ham, pork chops and bacon missing.
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The resident told police he knows the woman from the neighborhood as she was living in a shack behind a house nearby.

Apr 05

Yet another murky legal area cleared up, courtesy of the state of Florida. Apparently It’s Still “Prostitution” When You Trade Sex For Dollar Menu Cheeseburgers A woman was arrested in a prostitution sting — but not before she got two double cheeseburgers off the dollar menu at a McDonald’s.…After the undercover detective invited Baker into his car and the talk turned to sex, she said her fee would be two double cheeseburgers from the dollar menu at McDonald’s, the report states. The detective bought the burgers for $2.75 and then Baker told him that he could also tip her $40 for her services…

Yet another murky legal area cleared up, courtesy of the state of Florida.

Apparently It’s Still “Prostitution” When You Trade Sex For Dollar Menu Cheeseburgers

A woman was arrested in a prostitution sting — but not before she got two double cheeseburgers off the dollar menu at a McDonald’s.
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After the undercover detective invited Baker into his car and the talk turned to sex, she said her fee would be two double cheeseburgers from the dollar menu at McDonald’s, the report states.

The detective bought the burgers for $2.75 and then Baker told him that he could also tip her $40 for her services…

Apr 04

This most shocking element of this story is that she actually found a pay phone with which to call in the complaints. Woman Arrested After Calling 911 About “Nasty” Hardee’s Burger An East Tennessee woman was taken into police custody because she called 911 dispatchers about a hamburger she didn’t enjoy.…Officers said in the report that Nichols called 911 twice from a pay phone about concerns over what she called “nasty food” from a Hardee’s in Rockwood. According to the police report, Nichols said the restaurant wouldn’t give her the money back that she paid for a meal.

This most shocking element of this story is that she actually found a pay phone with which to call in the complaints.

Woman Arrested After Calling 911 About “Nasty” Hardee’s Burger

An East Tennessee woman was taken into police custody because she called 911 dispatchers about a hamburger she didn’t enjoy.
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Officers said in the report that Nichols called 911 twice from a pay phone about concerns over what she called “nasty food” from a Hardee’s in Rockwood. According to the police report, Nichols said the restaurant wouldn’t give her the money back that she paid for a meal.