Posted on 08/18/2005 7:58:25 AM PDT by Cowman
Email This Story Print This Story 'Ninja' Crawls Into Restaurant, Robs Workers
A man wearing a ninja mask and dressed in black crawled into an Orange County, Fla., Steak 'n Shake restaurant early Wednesday and robbed several workers at knife-point, according to police.
A man wearing a ninja mask and dressed in black crawls into an Orange County Steak and Shake restaurant and robbed the business, according to police.
Investigators said the man was on his stomach when he entered the restaurant located at the 7700 block of south Orange Blossom Trail at about 2 a.m. Wednesday and surprised workers.
"He jumped up, threatened workers with a knife and demanded money," Local 6's Lauren Rowe said.
Police said the man, still wearing his ninja costume, escaped police by running into a nearby industrial park.
A worker at the restaurant was taken to the hospital suffering from chest pains. He is expected to be OK.
If you have any information concerning this crime, you are urged to call Crimeline at (800) 423-TIPS.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
More weird stuff in the news, and Florida is so often in the middle of it. What on earth is going on here?
susie
I love, love Steak -n- Shake. Wish we would get one here in Huntsville, Alabama!
Ninja and Steak 'n' Shake, what a great combination!
Is this guy a real ninja or did he rent the costume?
This guy is an obvious 'poser'.
If one of the restaurant workers had been carrying a firearm, the headline would have read "Ninja Crawls Into Restaurant, Gets Carried Out."
90% of white people would couldn't hack it here without A/C. But the Mexican roofing crews are out there working hard all year round.
Proof that ninjas are indeed everywhere?
Little Ninja Classes Offered
08/17/2005
OXFORD - The Park and Recreation Department is offering The Little Ninja Program for children from the age of 3 to second grade, at Christ Church, 470 Quaker Farms Road.
The program, which will take place on Fridays for ten weeks beginning September 16, will focus on improving basic motor and listening skills through martial arts.
In addition to teamwork, control, balance and discipline, students will learn eight personal development skills.
Each class is a half hour long with times as follows: new and yellow belt 3 to 5 year-olds, 1:30 to 2 p.m.; yellow and gold belt, 3 to 5 year-olds, 2:10 to 2:40 p.m.; gold and orange belt, 3 to 6 year-olds, 2:45 to 3:15 p.m.; blue belt A.M. kindergarten, 3:25 to 3:55 p.m.; blue and green belt, 4 to 4:30 p.m.; orange and blue belt, 4:35 to 5:05 p.m.; gold and orange belt, 5:10 to 5:40 p.m.; and new P.M. kindergarten through second grade, 5:45 to 6:15 p.m.
The cost is $80 for the one child, $70 for the second child in the same family, and $60 for the third child.
Amy Cote is the certified instructor. Mrs. Cote has trained in martial arts and has a degree in early education and child development.
Those seeking additional information or wishing to register may call Mrs. Cote at 203-888-9841, or e-mail oxfordkarate@ yahoo.com.
Real-life 'Ninja turtles' face deportation from Britain
London - Troublesome terrapins are facing deportation to Italy after horrified pre-school children witnessed them eating ducklings in a pond in north London.
Volunteers from the London Wildlife Trust have so far caught 11 terrapins -- fresh water turtles -- in Sheepwash Pond, Mill Hill, using traps baited with chicken legs.
"We need to get rid of them before it gets warm enough for them to reproduce," said trust spokesman Tim Webb "There were children very upset at seeing these ducklings being eaten in front of them."
Originally bought as palm-sized pets during the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" cartoon craze in the 1990s, the reptiles were dumped when they became too large and lost their cute appeal.
Listed among the 100 most invasive animals in the world, the foreign invaders -- the species originated in North America -- can grow to nearly 30 centimetres (one foot) and live for decades.
British waters are thought to be too cold for terrapins to reproduce. But Webb said that warmer temperatures due to climate change could lead to a population explosion if nothing is not done now.
"They are starting to impact on habitats," he said. "They are eating food other animals live off and they are eating some local species -- ducklings, duck eggs, fish, slugs and snails."
It is hoped that the terrapins will be deported to a sanctuary in Tuscany to live out their years without posing a menace. "The climate in Italy is far more suitable for them," said trust volunteer Dianne Murphy. -- Agence France Presse
Of course ninja are everywhere. You never see them, right? That's proof.
I bet he would have been in trouble if jackie Chan was eating that day. Honestly shouldn't they look for suspects at the Japanese Steak House up the road.
That website is awesome, and by awesome I mean totally sweet!
Interesting concept, but I'm pretty white, and I like the sun. I hate the cold.....
susie
The store needs to hire a Shao Lin monk! And then maybe buy a cheap 8mm camera. The tape of the fight between Ninja and Monk would sell well in Hong Kong, and on the web. MY bet is on the Shao Lin monk, if his heart is pure and his mind clear. Otherwise the ninja will introduce him to cutting edge of the Ninja ken-katana.
"Excuse me waiter? A ninja took my fries can I get some more?"
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