Rogue Domino's Miscreants Appear in Court

"Kristy Hammonds and Michael Setzer appeared separately before Judge Gary Dellinger and asked for court-appointed attorneys. They made no other comments during their brief hearings." [Charlotte Observer]...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 18, 2009 at 1:49 PM
Tagged: chain pizza, Charlotte, crime, Domino's, Domino's miscreants, North Carolina

Bronx Pizzeria Busted for Dealing Cocaine

View Larger Map John's Pizza in Parkchester got busted for dealing cocaine. Says ABC news: Six people were arrested during a raid Tuesday night at a popular Bronx pizza parlor where authorities say cocaine was concealed in pizza boxes and customers could get the drug by delivery or takeout. John's Pizza 1788 Westchester Avenue, The Bronx NY 10472 718-822-0201...

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6 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 1, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Tagged: crime, John's Pizza, NYC, The Bronx

Stupid Burglar Tricks

The Denver Channel: "A 21-year-old burglary suspect was stuck in an air vent at a Blackjack Pizza restaurant for hours Friday morning before firefighters arrived to cut his clothes off and free him. The man was lodged in the small vent above the restaurant's oven."...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, March 21, 2009 at 3:58 PM
Tagged: Colorado, crime, Denver

Pizzeria Owner Who Pistol-Whipped Customer May Be Mob Informant

Remember that news-of-the-weird type story about the Palm Coast, Florida, pizzeria owner who pistol-whipped a customer who complained about his calzone? The story gets weirder. The Daytona Beach News-Journal carries a story this morning that Goomba's Pizzeria owner Joseph Milano may in fact be Joey Calco, a mob informant who was supposed to be laying low in witness protection....

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12 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, February 6, 2009 at 9:25 AM
Tagged: crime, Florida, Palm Coast, pizza weirdness

Pizzeria Owner Pistol-Whips Complaining Customer

Firstcoastnews.com: "Joseph Milano, the owner of Goomba's Pizzeria, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and released on bail." The customer wanted a refund for a botched calzone. I think the name of the pizzeria says it all here. [via James S.]...

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5 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, January 28, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Tagged: crime, Florida, Palm Coast, pizza lameness, pizza weirdness

Dear Slice: 'Slightly Grim, But ... '

Clicking in to the Slice inbox today, we've got ... oh boy. Repeat nonfatal shootings (of the same man) outside a pizza place. Talk about dedication to your favorite slice! Love the site, as a denver transplant from ny, your blog lets me live vicariously (and jealously) through all the great pizzas you are privy to. Thanks, Rachel...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, January 15, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Tagged: crime, Dear Slice, Golden Pizza, Massachusetts, Worcester

Pizza Used in Self-Defense

"A Florida pizza delivery man who was challenged by armed robbers in the city of Miramar got in first with his own weapon—a large pepperoni pizza. Eric Lopez Devictoria, 40, flung the piping hot pizza at the gunman, then turned on his heels and ran." [BBC]...

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3 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, December 14, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: crime, Florida, pizza weirdness

Cops Called in to Break Up Fights at Wisconsin Chuck E. Cheese

Photograph from Eric Neely's Chuck E.'s photo series Chuck E. Cheese's is a weird place, but you already knew that. From the Wall Street Journal: In Brookfield, Wis., no restaurant has triggered more calls to the police department since last year than Chuck E. Cheese's. Officers have been called to break up 12 fights, some of them physical, at the child-oriented pizza parlor since January 2007. The biggest melee broke out in April, when an uninvited adult disrupted a child's birthday party. Seven officers arrived and found as many as 40 people knocking over chairs and yelling in front...

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1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, December 9, 2008 at 2:55 PM
Tagged: Chuck E. Cheese, crime, pizza weirdness

Man Sentenced in Collar-Bomb Bank Robbery

When I first started Slice, way back in 2003, a bizarre crime case surfaced in the news about a pizza delivery driver, Brian Wells, who wore a collar bomb into an Erie, Pennsylvania, bank in order to rob it. Much mystery surrounded the case—was Wells a co-conspirator or was he simply some guy off the street, forced to wear the bomb and carry out the sick instructions of some wackos. Well, it's been determined that Wells probably did conspire with the robbers, one of whom, Kenneth Barnes, was just sentenced to 45 years in prison. In sentencing Barnes, U.S. District...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, December 8, 2008 at 10:11 AM
Tagged: Crime, pizza weirdness

These Frozen Pizzas Are Hot: Man Tries to Steal $45K Worth of Stouffer's French Bread Pizza

He tried to sell the 3,000 cases of pizza when his semi had mechanical trouble and he realized he wouldn't make the delivery date. At that point, he allegedly opted to sell the 26,000 pounds of fro-pi and pocket the cash....

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2 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, September 8, 2008 at 9:24 PM
Tagged: Crime, frozen pizza, pizza weirdness