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Georgia diner calls 911 to try to dodge $63 Red Lobster bill, cops say
nypost.com ^ | Oct. 1, 2026 | Daniel Cody

Posted on 10/02/2026 6:24:58 AM PDT by V_TWIN

A man tried to dodge his dinner bill by faking a medical emergency and calling 911 at a Georgia Red Lobster last week, according to authorities.

Abdul Rasheed, 26, wound up essentially calling cops on himself on Sept. 24 when he tried to skip out on his $63 bill at the seafood joint located on Highway 5 in Douglasville, Ga, WSB-TV Atlanta reported.

When emergency responders arrived, they found Rasheed perfectly fine — but apparently unwilling to pay for his feast.

Douglasville police arrested him and charged him with theft of services, unlawful conduct during a 911 call, and making a false report, police said.

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Boy, a certain ethnicity has no shame whatsoever.

Back in the day this cockroach woulda been taken to an unknown clandestine location and provided a complementary wood shampoo for his trouble.

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1 posted on 10/02/2026 6:24:58 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: V_TWIN

Click. Yup.


2 posted on 10/02/2026 6:26:09 AM PDT by Salman
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To: V_TWIN

“..Abdul Rasheed..”
Now there’s a good ole southern boy for ya....spit.


3 posted on 10/02/2026 6:29:55 AM PDT by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created...")
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To: V_TWIN

Oh my how usual


4 posted on 10/02/2026 6:31:52 AM PDT by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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To: V_TWIN

Deport him..... to Africa.


5 posted on 10/02/2026 6:41:19 AM PDT by LastDayz (A Blunt and Brazen Texan. I Will Not Be Assimilated.)
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To: V_TWIN

I know this guy is black but I know an elderly white couple who pretty much does the same thing every week when they go out to dinner. They always - and I repeat always - find something wrong with the meal and complain and carry on about it to the point where whoever goes out with them are embarrassed. They usually get a free meal, discount or free desert or something. One time the wife did fake a medical issue - no lie.


6 posted on 10/02/2026 6:43:33 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: lgjhn23

Having been born in the deep South I’ve lived around southern blacks my whole life.

Not just in the South however,when it comes to names, with them it’s all about being unique.

Gotta be different, no matter how stupid.


7 posted on 10/02/2026 6:48:54 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it won't leave!)
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To: lgjhn23

Allahu Akbar, y’all!


8 posted on 10/02/2026 6:50:16 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

I used to have a manager like that, and whenever we went out to a restaurant on a business trip, he always pulled a stunt like that.


9 posted on 10/02/2026 6:51:16 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

The difference is the numbers are disproportionate.

90% of 13-15% of the population does this kind of crap on a regular basis.

I’ve seen it first hand too many times.


10 posted on 10/02/2026 6:51:48 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it won't leave!)
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To: V_TWIN
Surprised?

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The solution is to charge right when people order - this happened to us in a nice San Francisco restaurant that had just switched to this policy - we sat down, gave our orders and were immediately asked to pay up front, the waitress had the payment device with her - told it was their new policy.

Many restaurants in California now have a pay first system in place - ordering from a kiosk at the counter, then the food is brought out, I'm sure this is to prevent dine-n-dash.

11 posted on 10/02/2026 7:15:09 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: V_TWIN

It’s not all of them but it is always them.


12 posted on 10/02/2026 7:33:30 AM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Death to the DEATH TO AMERICA, Democrats.)
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To: Bon of Babble

The solution is to charge right when people order


Yes, it is a solution, but like the locked cabinets at Walgreens it’s a reflection of what a part of American society has become. Sad, really.

Lot’s of restaurants in Japan have you pay for your meal before you get it, but I doubt it is because of ‘dine and dash’ problems.

Then there’s the Costa Rica solution for people who try and shoplift from little connivence stores—a big burly guy who opens the front door for you as you enter and leave.


13 posted on 10/02/2026 7:35:26 AM PDT by hanamizu
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To: V_TWIN

Unfortunately, in most bars and restaurants, the policy is that the waitress is stuck with the bill.


14 posted on 10/02/2026 7:39:42 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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Douglasville police arrested him and charged him with theft of services, unlawful conduct during a 911 call, and making a false report, police said.

The way it should be for any false 911 call.

15 posted on 10/02/2026 7:54:01 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (I just want FReepers to READ THE ARTICLE. And then think 30 secs before pounding keyboard.)
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To: V_TWIN

Charge Abdul for the emergency responders. They ain’t cheap.


16 posted on 10/02/2026 7:54:16 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: V_TWIN
The local Red Lobster closed and the building was demolished.

Never went there.

17 posted on 10/02/2026 8:30:57 AM PDT by real saxophonist (Phil Weiser claps on 1 and 3. So does Jena Griswold.)
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To: lgjhn23

Islam conversion?


18 posted on 10/02/2026 8:52:29 AM PDT by kaktuskid
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To: Opinionated Blowhard
They usually get a free meal

... and I'd bet they vote DemonicRat.

19 posted on 10/02/2026 8:55:17 AM PDT by Tellurian (Dems are the (crypto)globalist's puppets.)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

I know an elderly white couple who pretty much does the same thing every week when they go out to dinner.


OTOH, have you eaten at Cracker Barrel lately? I’m sure they’re not the only franchise that’s gone down hill over the past few years. Gone are the days when you can be assured of getting a good homestyle meal there.


20 posted on 10/02/2026 8:55:38 AM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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