FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - A youthful thief on a bicycle and brandishing a toy gun held up a Taco Bell through the drive-up window but had to wait so long for a chalupa that he ended up getting caught, authorities say.
The robber pedaled up to the fast food outlet's window just after midnight on Monday. Waving what appeared to be a gun, he threatened the staff and demanded money and a chalupa, a soft taco-style specialty.
But a Taco Bell worker called police, who arrived while the thief was waiting for his food. The teen-ager took off, and kept bicycling even after an officer shot him in the arm and leg. He dismounted and surrendered once a second cruiser cut him off.
The gun turned out to be a toy.
"He got the money but then waited there while his food was being prepared," said Fort Worth Police Lt. Duane Paul. "He never got his chalupa."
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The robber pedaled up to the fast food outlet's window just after midnight on Monday. Waving what appeared to be a gun, he threatened the staff and demanded money and a chalupa, a soft taco-style specialty.
But a Taco Bell worker called police, who arrived while the thief was waiting for his food. The teen-ager took off, and kept bicycling even after an officer shot him in the arm and leg. He dismounted and surrendered once a second cruiser cut him off.
The gun turned out to be a toy.
"He got the money but then waited there while his food was being prepared," said Fort Worth Police Lt. Duane Paul. "He never got his chalupa."
Want to learn more? http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=humannews&StoryID=73543
