KevinL Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 It was a pretty quiet night until about 12:30 when Mike told me I was next up for a delivery to 805 Longson. This is literally just about 3 blocks from our store, a very quiet and safe neighborhood. I wouldn't have had a 2nd thought, except for this newspaper article from 3 weeks ago. A Dominos pizza driver was robbed at 12:30 on a Saturday night on a fake order to a vacant house on the same block. A man was sitting on the porch and pulled a knife, stealing the food, some cash, and the guys car! What I didn't remember until I reread the article just now is that the Dominos driver had 2 pizzas and 2 subs. My order was also for 2 pizzas and 2 sandwiches. Anyways, I immediately became cautious and called back the phone number the customer had given. This has always been our policy on new addresses after dark for the 4.5 years I have worked here, but it rarely happens. Anyways, the people that answerred the phone said that no, they did not order pizza. My next call was to the Elyria Police Department. The dispatcher was not aware of the Dominos robbery and I'm not sure if she believed me or not, but she said to go to the address and call back and they would send an officer over. My third call was to Dominos. The person I talked to thought that 805 Longson might indeed be the exact address from their robbery but he was not positive. Not wanting to wait at the house, I called the Police again when I was ready to leave. Also, Manager Nick rode along with me. As we approached, we saw 2 people dressed in dark clothing, waiting in a vacant field behind a nearby school. We drove past the house and confirmed that it was totally dark with no cars in the driveway. I didn't stop but kept driving through the neighborhood until we saw the police pull onto the street. By then, 1 of the guys from the vacant field was sitting on the front step of the house. He got up and ran around behind the house and through some yards when he saw the police. An officer pursued him but he got away. Nick and I pointed out the other person over in the dark. It was a drunk woman, and she took offense to being called "another guy". She said she was a girl and walked towards us. The officer asked where she lived, she gave an address, and he told her to go there. We waited around for about 5-10 minutes until the officers said we should go back. They did end up coming up to our store again after we closed to interview us, but as it was dark and the bad guys were dressed in dark hoodies, we really couldn't give a very good description. I'm glad I'm safe ... any other driver we had would have gotten robbed. I'm bummed that the police didn't catch the guy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 yeesh--good thinking and I'm glad you're safe too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheikYerbuti Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 See what happens when you get rid of the "30 minutes or the delivery driver's car is free" promo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Wow... really glad that you are safe! One wrong move in a situation like that and your short life ends. The fact that it happened previously means the dude was probably getting comfortable with it, and would have no problem escalating matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Scary stuff Kevin. Way to think on your feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Glad to hear you're OK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 My next call was to the Elyria Police Department. The dispatcher was not aware of the Dominos robbery and I'm not sure if she believed me or not, but she said to go to the address and call back and they would send an officer over. What a do0sh bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Scary stuff Kevin. Way to think on your feet. Exactly..Nice job Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Do you or are you thinkin about carring an equalizer from now on......you may think you have your hands full carryin pizza and won't have time but some back-up just might extend your life.....what i'm tryin to say is it's tough findin Browns owners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 What a do0sh bag. Yeah no kidding! I think as a follow up, I would talk to someone in charge at the local police department and ask if it is standard procedure to have your dispatcher send people into dangerous situations to check it out for them. She should be fired for moranicism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Way to be aware! Glad you're safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Yeah no kidding! I think as a follow up, I would talk to someone in charge at the local police department and ask if it is standard procedure to have your dispatcher send people into dangerous situations to check it out for them. She should be fired for moranicism. seriously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Scary stuff Kevin. Way to think on your feet. good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentastic Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Wow, that's a cool story! Good thinking and glad you're safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark5 Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Kevin usually doesn't make it past the sports section of the paper so I am glad he was goofing off at work and read the front section back then !! Glad you are safe K. Our baseball league wouldn't be the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 good to hear everything worked out for you Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 good to hear everything worked out for you Kev that room service dude in Vegas prolly had the same feeling when he got the call for a second 5th of Captain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinL Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 Do you or are you thinkin about carring an equalizer from now on......you may think you have your hands full carryin pizza and won't have time but some back-up just might extend your life.....what i'm tryin to say is it's tough findin Browns owners Nah ... as tempting as it may seem to arm myself, I wouldn't be confident that I'd be quick enough to use anything effectively. As a runner, all I need to do is to be able to get out of their grasp and get the first 5 steps on them, at that point there's very few that can catch me. There's a story and picture in today's paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 that room service dude in Vegas prolly had the same feeling when he got the call for a second 5th of Captain That was in Fort Worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Nah ... as tempting as it may seem to arm myself, I wouldn't be confident that I'd be quick enough to use anything effectively. As a runner, all I need to do is to be able to get out of their grasp and get the first 5 steps on them, at that point there's very few that can catch me. There's a story and picture in today's paper. Awesome Kev...my Daughter works at the Hut...I'll be sending that to work with her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 That was in Fort Worth you're a Trail Blazer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBunz Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Nice Kevin!! Geeeze......glad you're alright! What a headsup play, man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 wow! glad to hear you're safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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