Posted on 05/18/2015 11:19:28 AM PDT by drewh
North Texas-based restaurant chain Twin Peaks Monday revoked the franchise status of the Waco location that became a battleground in a brutal biker gang melee that left nine people dead Sunday, the company said in a statement. Waco Twin Peaks Franchise RevokedWaco Twin Peaks Franchise RevokedA brutal melee among rival motorcycle gangs at a popular Central Texas restaurant left nine bikers dead, 18 injured, 170 arrested and the restaurant littered with bodies, bullet casings, knives, a club and pools of blood, Waco police say. (Published Monday, May 18, 2015)
Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said Monday the restaurant had been banned from selling liquor for one week, and he hoped the restaurant itself would close for the same period. He was not yet aware the franchise had been revoked, he said early Monday afternoon.
Waco Biker Melee: Bandidos Gang Described as "Baddest of the Bad" The development came one day after the rumble at a meeting of rival biker gangs killed nine, wounded 18 more and left the restaurant littered with bodies, bullet casings, knives, a club and pools of blood.
The Twin Peaks chain revoked the restaurant's franchise agreement after the Waco location failed to comply with police requests not to serve bikers at the event, according to the statement:
We are in the people business and the safety of the employees and guests in our restaurants is priority one. Unfortunately the management team of the franchised restaurant in Waco chose to ignore the warnings and advice from both the police and our company, and did not uphold the high security standards we have in place to ensure everyone is safe at our restaurants. We will not tolerate the actions of this relatively new franchisee and are immediately revoking their franchise agreement. Our sympathies continue to be with the families of those who died and are very thankful no employees, guests, police officers or bystanders were hurt or injured.
Company spokesman Rick Van Warner said the company is "very upset that clearly our standards of safety and security were not upheld in this particular case." Waco Police Provide Update on Biker ShootoutWaco Police Provide Update on Biker ShootoutWaco Police Department spokesman Sgt. Patrick Swanson provides an update on the biker gang shootout that left nine dead and more injured Sunday. (Published Monday, May 18, 2015)
Waco police Sgt. Swanton has said that the restaurant's operators also were aware of the meeting in advance and would not cooperate with authorities. "Apparently the management wanted them here, and so we didn't have any say-so on whether they could be here or not," Swanton said. 9 Dead, Hundreds Charged in Biker Gang Shootout On Sunday, the corporate communications of Twin Peaks released this statement:
"We were shocked by the shootings that took place in the parking lot of our franchised restaurant in Waco and are fully reviewing all the circumstances surrounding it. We are thankful no employees, guests or police were injured in this senseless violence outside the restaurant, and our sympathies are with the families of those killed." - Rick Van Warner, Twin Peaks (Dallas, the corporate franchisor) spokesman
Also on Sunday, Jay Patel, the operator of the Waco restaurant, released the following statement: "We are horrified by the criminal, violent acts that occurred outside of our Waco restaurant today. We share in the community's trauma. Our priority is to provide a safe and enjoyable environment for our customers and employees, and we consider the police our partners in doing so. Our management team has had ongoing and positive communications with the police and we will continue to work with them as we all want to keep violent crime out of our businesses and community. We will continue to cooperate with the police as they investigate this terrible crime.”
In addition to local and state police, agents from the FBI and federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were also at the scene about an hour and a half south of Dallas.
Jay Patel, Operator.
Don’t the Patels’ own every hotel between the east and west by now? All of them are owned by someone named Patel.
In the pgraph above the last, Patel is quoted speaking of his cooperation with the police, in a story based on his lack of cooperation, to the extent of losing the new franchise.
Go figure.
Can I have the Moose?
Good thing I like disco.
Bottom, second from the left -- what in the heck is on that platter? Does not look very edible. A sea of mash potatoes sprinkled with gravy? Weird looking.
Tats. Why ? :-(
there is food in that picture? :)
I hate the ink too, why would someone do that to themselves?
No. They have a real Moose!
“But if this escalates there could be disc”
What do you call all that Lady Gaga crap?
Well, from her wardrobe I would say that she is a Cher tribute performer. I am pretty sure I saw all those same outfits decades ago.
Not guilty they may be but I still advocate house arrest at my house.
Second from the left...wow!
I can’t imagine why the restaurant wouldn’t allow police officers in at an event that had the potential for trouble, much less something like this.
A lot of places ban club colors on the premises if there is a conflict risk between rival gangs. Sounds like this place should have, too.
“the Waco location failed to comply with police requests not to serve bikers at the event... the management wanted them here, and so we didn’t have any say-so on whether they could be here or not”
Now wait just a minute. If bakeries have to serve homosexuals then how the heck are bikers gangs any different? And when did we become a police state where cops can tell business owners who they can and can not serve? The more that comes out on this, the more I smell a set up. The cops knew about the meeting of REGULAR riders online along with other REGULAR clubs’ events ( http://localendar.com/public/ucoctadmin - check out the page to see club events like Disciples For Christ MM 1st Annual Jericho Run). This police spokesperson has been over the top since hour one. Not that thugs don’t deserve justice but not if all this was an undercover sting which could have innocent victims.
The vast majority of the Bandidos are more white than White Hispanic Zimmerman.
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