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But the robber dropped his handgun
May 27th, 2010
Pizza Guy incident: Pizza delivery leads to robbery attempt
A delivery driver for Boss’s; Pizza and Chicken was delivering an order in the 400 block of North Lake Avenue just after 3 a.m. when he was approached by a man with a gun who demanded cash, police spokesman Sean Kooistra said.
The driver handed over his money, two pizzas and his cell phone, but the robber dropped his handgun, Kooistra said. The driver picked it up and began to beat the robber as two other men jumped out from the bushes.
Not exactly sure what it means by “began to beat the robber” but good on the pizza guy for reacting quickly to a miscue by the bad guy.
May 24th, 2010
Pizza Driver, Would-Be Robbers Exchange Gunfire
Indianapolis:
Two would-be robbers and a pizza delivery driver exchanged gunfire early Thursday morning after the men tried to rob the worker, police said…One of the men fired a shot at the driver, but missed. The driver also had a gun and fired back. Indianapolis police said they don’t think either suspect was struck, but the men haven’t been found.
Refreshingly:
The owner of the pizza shop said that he started having all his drivers carry guns while on deliveries about two years ago.
A sign that reads, “Warning, We Don’t Dial 911″ is posted inside the business.
“It’s a visual deterrent. Sometimes people are armed, sometimes they’re not. You just never know what you are going to run into,” said owner Darrell Kreitzer. “If you want to run in here and try something stupid, you don’t know what you’re going to get.”
The shop in question is Aunt Polly’s Pizza.
Surprising that no one hit if it all took place on a porch.
May 13th, 2010
Via The Armed Citizen: Man attempts to rob pizza delivery man
A would be robber got more than he bargained for when he tried to hold up a pizza delivery driver. As FOX10 News reporter Renee Dials explains, the robber found himself looking down the barrel of the intended victim’s gun.
It was an ambush and the robber had a shotgun on the delivery driver.
Instead of panicking, Dean did something the robber wasn’t expecting.
“I dropped my pizza bag when I drew my weapon and that got his attention. He glanced to the side, and when he glanced, I just drew my weapon, and he ran off, almost instantaneously,” he explained.
This write-up on the story indicates that Dean works for Hungry Howies and his store does not have a policy forbidding drivers from carrying weapons. Does anyone know if that’s a company-wide policy?
Criminal just HATE it when the good guys are also armed
December 28th, 2009
Pizza Hut employee shoots would-be robber
A police report said Spencer Simmons, 44, attempted to rob the Pizza Hut on Broadway Street at about 11 p.m. Wednesday.
The report said Simmons pointed a .25 Raven Arms semi-automatic handgun at the store’s cashier and demanded money. The cashier loaded about $720 into a small bag.
Simmons wasn’t aware that a delivery man, Michael Shaker, had heard the commotion and snuck to the back as well, the report said.
Shaker shot the robber in the back of the head. I’m a little fuzzy about how he managed that if the criminal tried to point his gun at Shaker after a verbal warning, but all’s well that ends well.
Last I heard, Pizza Hut policy forbids weapons. Will Shaker lose his job over this?
November 30th, 2009
Here’s another bit on the Pizza Guy issue:
Southside precinct officers go undercover to prevent robberies
Savannah cops posing as delivery drivers in hopes of catching criminals in the act. Or at least making them think twice before robbing someone.
Navies have used “Q-ships,” vessels that look like merchant ships but are well-armed with concealed weaponry, to lure enemy submarines into attacking. Then the guns come out and the predator becomes the prey. Though the actual results of Q-ships in action weren’t stellar, the principle is sound and it’s a solid tactic in deterring attack.
The same thing can be said for defense of cops working to deceive would-be pizza delivery robbers. They’ll no doubt make robbers take the time to be sure of their target, which can help legit targets get out of the danger zone before things go bad. And maybe the cops will even nab a robber or two. That’s great, for what it’s worth.
But overall, the results are likely to be minor. Worth the effort, but not a solution.
November 30th, 2009
Pizza Delivery Persons Face Robbery and Driving Risks
A driver’s “topper,” the lighted box magnetized to the top of the vehicle, works as a double-agent. It advertises the driver’s employer, but the topper also says, “The driver of this vehicle has cash.”
“The topper makes you a target,” says former Jet’s driver Danny Rowe, 21, of Lakeland. “It’s like driving around with a target on your car.”
Typical no-weapon policies make it an even more inviting target, I’d guess.
I’ve never worked as a delivery driver, so I can’t speak from personal experience. But if I really felt that I was threatened, and I imagine I would if I delivered pizzas, I would carry a weapon every day and get fired later if I ever had to use it. My guess is that most readers of this site feel the same way.
August 16th, 2009
Two pizza shop employees were headed out with the night deposit:
“At approximately 9:30 p.m., two male employees were getting into a vehicle with the night deposit when two black males approached their car,” Thompson said. “One of the suspects was armed with a handgun, while the other was holding a piece of lumber.”
Thompson said the victims were ordered to lie on the ground.
“While the victims were on the ground, they were both struck in the head with a blunt object,” Thompson said.
Cooperating with bad guys doesn’t always work out.
Armed Robber Shot in Pizza Shop
August 9th, 2009
PORT RICHMOND – August 9, 2009 (WPVI) — A pizza shop owner in Philadelphia fought back when a man tried to rob him at gunpoint.
The attempted robbery happened inside Tony’s Pizza on the 2900 block of Frankford Avenue in the city’s Port Richmond section.
Police say an armed gunman walked into the pizza shop at 11:45 Saturday night demanding money, but the owner pulled out his own gun and shot the robber.
The would-be thief is now in critical condition.
The ‘Pizza Guys‘ category was originally intended for delivery drivers defending themselves against would-be robbers, but it’s basically expanded to include pizza shops as well.
Murdoc likes him some pizza, and crimes committed against the makers and deliverers of pizza are essentially an attack on Murdoc’s way of life.
August 3rd, 2009
Got a heads up recently about James Spiers, a Pizza Hut driver who used a handgun to defend himself from robbers and was fired for violating the company’s no-weapons policy. I wrote about the incident a couple of times last year:
Well, Des Moines man replaces pizza job — and his gun:
James Spiers is back to work, but he isn’t delivering pizzas this time.
He’s a route driver, supplying fast food and snack products to gas stations, convenience stores and other businesses, making the rounds in a company van.
And here’s the kicker: Spiers says his boss lets him carry a handgun on the job.
Not the .22-caliber Beretta that got him in trouble with Pizza Hut in March 2008.
“A little larger caliber this time,” he said, slightly understating the matter. “A Ruger LCP .380.”
He needed a new gun of some sort, because the cops still have his other one:
Even though Kenneth Jimmerson was sentenced to prison for 27 years in December, the cops tell Spiers they still might need the gun for evidence.
GunPundit.com
