Dine And Dash

• Restaurant owners fear dine-and-dash on the rise: ‘They knew what they were doing’

  Several restaurants in Calgary have seen an uptick in people ditching out on paying their bill and a few owners believe the same culprits are behind the food and drink theft.

  Crime

  Nov 6, 2024
  
• ‘Wanting to knock me out’: Video of alleged dine-and-dash in Ontario goes viral

  An Ontario waiter is speaking out in connection with an ugly incident in The Blue Mountains after an alleged dine-and-dash from a customer was caught on camera.

  Crime

  Sep 25, 2024
  
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• ‘Don’t want to tolerate this anymore’: Rash of dine-and-dash incidents at Manitoba restaurants

  The Manitoba Restaurant & Foodservices Association says it's monitoring a disturbing trend in restaurants across the province: customers skipping out on paying for meals.

  Crime

  Sep 11, 2023
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• ‘Embarrassing’: Pre-payment request from Winnipeg restaurant has patron claiming discrimination

  The group — all of whom were in their early to mid-20s — were asked to pay their bill early due to a new pre-pay policy after a spike in dining and dashing in Winnipeg.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2022
• Waitress abducted, assaulted after chasing dine-and-dashers

  Surveillance footage shows the server being pulled into an SUV after running out to confront the group in New Jersey.

  Trending

  Jun 22, 2021
• B.C. man accused of pulling stun gun on pizza restaurant owner during dine-and-dash

  "One of the diners allegedly produced a stun gun, sparked it, and asked the restaurant owner if he wanted to die over a $200 bill," police said.

  Crime

  Jan 7, 2021
• Woman attempting to dine and dash from B.C. restaurant falls through ceiling in botched escape

  Police said the woman did not require further medical attention and the restaurant did not press criminal charges after taking into account her "life circumstances and struggles."

  Canada

  Oct 29, 2020
• Man charged with assaulting Peterborough restaurant staff with weapons: police

  Police allege a man assaulted one restaurant employee with a bottle and threw a chair at another.

  Crime

  Mar 16, 2020
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• Peterborough man arrested in 2 dine-and-dash incidents: police

  Police allege a man visited businesses on Chemong and Towerhill roads and took goods without paying.

  Feb 27, 2020
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• Man charged after Guelph police officer allegedly kicked during arrest

  Guelph police say a 44-year-old man has been charged with assaulting an officer following an incident in the downtown core on Sunday.

  Crime

  Nov 4, 2019