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 He was not yet aware the franchise had been revoked, he said early Monday afternoon.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.
Think at least two of this 2nd group could be kin to the owner ....Wajathink?
yeah...so a bike gang comes in named ‘ Los Butt Pirates ‘....you going to refuse them service?
Then what?
Anytime there’s a ME owner in this area, put your money on his last name being Patel. Of course, they all deny being related.
FYI, back in the 80s and 90s, Waco had a huge billboard on S I-35 advertising the Islamic Society of North America. Texas started getting an big influx of Iranians around ‘78.
http://ridesafeintexas.homestead.com/Proclamations2013.html Pictures of Bandidos from this website though I don’t know if every chapter or member is a 1 percenter.
From that webpage and other years, they even have an African American, I haven’t seen a Hispanic Bandido yet, they may have their own gang.
Makes one wonder too, what are these guys doing in a good cause such as Safe Rides and See Motorcyclists if they are an organized crime organization.
Bandidos have been around forever it seems. Keep in mind everyone, Texas has 24,000,000 people so all kinds ultimately are represented there.
People will travel thousands of miles to eat over the blood stains on the floor!
I can see it now, T shirts! BUCKET OF BLOOD, WACO TX! “If you come in with an attitude, you don't leave!”
Ouch
That sucks
They are now gonna go belly up on their lease to Simon or CBL or Belz
Ultimately, these kinds of restaurants seem a bit on the trashy side. Not all but a good number of them.
I believe that's a good-sized chicken fried steak covered in white gravy, with a side of mashed potatoes and green beans.
Ah I wish I was 30, no, 40, no no, 50 years younger!
Hey, I feel something twitching at my age! Drop a blue pill, and wait an hour.
But then in an hour I will have forgotten why I dropped it.
When you empty it, take the empty, walk up humbly to the girl and say...”Please, may I have some more?”
Chilly points
Bless their hearts
Imagine those girls realizing those flirty chubby old men who tip good
Are really cold blooded killers
Minority fatherless rioters in your cesspools you destroy with your tantrums take note
The white hipsters and sissies you prey upon that are stupid enough to live near you are not indicative of all white boys
You take your raiding parties outside the hood and this is what’ you’ll get
Killed
You don’t need a rocker arm where I live to get wet
Exactly. Even the Patriot Guard had attended those meetings in the past so was immediately questioning what the heck really happened.
Looks more like grand tetons than twin peaks.
Doesn’t look like anything “shriveled.”
Let me go back and FACE THE PERIL!
Thanks - now that you described it, I can see it. Food presentation is not high on my list - taste is - however when all I have to go on is sight, those platters of food looked pretty mediocre.
what do you think would have happened if they said “OK we won’t serve them”?
the same thing, only the owners would be dead.. and likely part of their staff.
There is a large Indian family named Patel that own a ton of hotels across the USA. I’ve been wondering if Jay Patel is related.
Patel is a common Indian name.
It sounds like urban lore but some people say it even means “innkeeper”.
“The name Patel is derived from the term Patlikh, which means owner/tennant of royal land.”
https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060608205641AAhmc0X
Away from this topic everyone, it sounds like the Bandidos wanted to collect “dues” from the Cossacks to allow them to operate in Texas. So, it is being said this is a turf war.
This is a good article for info: http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/crime/2015/05/18/bulletin-tensions-bandidos-cossacks-rival-biker-gangs-texas/27531291/
“Was that wrong?”
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