October 23, 2009
It has been a tough month for restaurants in the Dakotas as they battle costly pranks. In Bismarck, ND, a KFC suffered $2,500 in damage after a prank caller convinced an assistant manager to set off the fire suppression system. The caller informed the manager that the system had been shut off by the central computer and warned that police and fire would be called unless the system was reset. The manager obediently pulled the pin on the system and the resulting mess caused the KFC to be closed until a proper clean up was made. A similar call was placed to a McDonald’s in Pierre, SD but the prank was not successful.
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October 22, 2009
For years Domino’s Pizza commercials promised delivery in 30 minutes or less. Two employees in Aberdeen, South Dakota delivered a tip to their local police department identifying the whereabouts of Todd Barnes, a recent prison escapee. Barnes had been on the lam for ten days after faking an illness and escaping from the jailer. The Domino’s branch is boasting their part in the arrest with this message on their electronic sign, “Delivering pizza . . . with a side of justice!”
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June 29, 2009
A 20-year-old South Dakota man took his truck and 16 foot trailer to an automatic car wash. After entering the wash area, he got stuck and was unable to pull forward or back up. Brookings police received a call about the driver’s dilemma. Police then discovered the driver had an outstanding misdemeanor warrant from Custer County and a felony warrant from Texas. The truck and trailer were eventually removed from the car wash and impounded while the unidentified driver was arrested and is being held for extradition.
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