Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Never Rob A Chinese Restaurant...

...because they're either buddies with cops or armed themselves.

Restaurant owner shoots, kills robber

Bridgeport, Conn. (WTNH) - Police say a Bridgeport restaurant owner shot and killed one of two men who tried to hold up his establishment Sunday night.

The shooting happened at Peking Restaurant on Wade Street around 9:30pm. The deceased has been identified as 21-year old Allen Dixon of Bridgeport.

Victim selection FAIL. I remember, as a wee sprog, frequenting a Chinese restaurant owned by "Uncle Bobby". He owned a couple restaurants out where my dad was stationed as a MA state cop, and was one of the only establishments open past midnight back in the day. Dad would swing in and pick up a bag full of food for the guys on the midnight shift, and got chummy with "Bobby" over the years. Even broke up a couple fights between the local kids and the rival high school on more than one occasion.

Just seeing what the cooks were using out back would make me think twice about hitting a Chinese joint - knowing how friendly they tend to be with the local gendarmes just seals the deal.

Dead Goblin Count: 68.

That is all.

Thanks to my buddy mopar for the tip!

6 comments:

New Jovian Thunderbolt said...

You're a Trekkie. Did you hear Patrick Stewart is opening up a chain of Chinese Restaurants? They will be called "Make it Tso's"

bluesun said...

hyuck hyuck hyuck.

Chris said...

Got another 2 to add to your count

http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/09/28/2485744/2-men-shot-dead-in-pizza-hut-robbery.html

Sad thing is, the two employees will likely be fired.

Unknown said...

Maybe they should have hit someplace safer, like a donut shop.

Jake (formerly Riposte3) said...

Admin:

One of them might get away with it.

"WBT-Radio is reporting that the Pizza Hut worker who shot the suspects had a law enforcement background."

If he's currently a cop and is delivering pizza on the side, he's probably required by his department to carry at all times. I suspect that in that case, Pizza Hut would let it slide.

Lissa said...

I sense a new reality show . . . would-be robbers versus chopper-wielding Chinese cooks . . .