Man Poses As Denny's Manager, Cooks Burger
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http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/man...-news.html

Excerpt: "Wearing a maroon tie and with a briefcase in hand, James B. Summers, 52, strolled confidently into a Madison, Wisc., Denny's restaurant ready to start his first day of work as general manager. There was just one problem- he wasn't hired for the job.

"He claimed he was the new general manager, that he had worked for the restaurant chain for 30-years and was starting his new job - right now," the police report stated.

The restaurant's manager, Tracy Brant, suggested perhaps Summers had the wrong restaurant, but the self-appointed general manager refuted the idea.

Brant closed the door to her office and called the corporate office while Summers got to work on his first "official" duty- cooking himself a burger and fries.

After receiving confirmation from those higher-up on the food chain that Summers was lying, Brant confronted her new faux boss mid-meal and told him that his charade was over.

When police arrived, they found Summers walking away from the restaurant. He told officers there must have been a "paperwork goof-up." He returned to the restaurant so police could hear both sides of the story.

Summers' ruse was not a grand slam. Police booked him on charges of fraud, possession of an electric weapon (a stun gun), disorderly conduct and possession of drug paraphernalia.

As police escorted Summers out of the restaurant, he shouted, "This is why you don't dine and dash, kiddies!"
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I wonder if this was his first try?
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(02-24-2012, 08:12 AM)chuck white Wrote: I wonder if this was his first try?

He won't serve time. That he attempted this a Denny's proves he is insane.
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Sort of sounds like the guy had a pretty good sense of humor, even during his arrest - he was making a joke.

It goes to prove though that if you look and act like you know what you are doing, in most cases, you can get away with just about anything in an establishment. That is - if the place isn't observant enough to check stories out or get suspicious about the strange looking person there that they have no memory of being hired recently.

My Dad used to deliver clothing to stores a a courier and would go in to some places for the first time. Walk right into the store room with a coat/suit/dress or whatnot on a hanger over his shoulder, and deliver it, pick up other items meant to go, sling them over his shoulder and walk out. Nobody thought any different of him or anything. Now, this was in the Late 50's I believe, so obviously society was more trusting then, but the principal still applies.
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#5
If this guy pays for the meal (or someone pays for him) I don't think I would press charges. No real harm was done and the Denny's workers and the cops got a great story to tell that evening.

My question is, why did he do it? If he just wanted to dine and dash, he would have acted like a customer, not a manager.
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#6
Great story, Ponder!
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(02-24-2012, 08:51 AM)Wonky Wrote:
(02-24-2012, 08:12 AM)chuck white Wrote: I wonder if this was his first try?

He won't serve time. That he attempted this a Denny's proves he is insane.

Not me, but I know many still bemoan the loss of their precious Denny's in Medford.
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