South Boston pizza-delivery guy held up at gunpoint - but not late at night
By adamg - 10/26/12 - 10:47 pm
Boston Police report a delivery guy making a delivery to Linksy Barry Court around 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 was held up at gunpoint.
Police say the victim put up a fight, but lost, and the suspect, described as a black man, about 23 and 5'9" with a thin build and a beard, made off with $400.
At a hearing earlier this week, police cited an uptick in crime against food deliverers after 11 p.m. as one reason to oppose a bid by the South Boston Domino's to extend its closing hours from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m.
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Someone attempts to mug a cop
Someone attempts to mug a cop -> manhunt with a helicopter
Someone actually mugs a pizza driver -> restrictions on pizza businesses
I told you so!
I told you so!
Credit Cards
Restaurants could avoid this by requiring deliveries to be paid for by credit card. That way, drivers don't handle cash at all, AND the restaurant has a more tangible record of who ordered the delivery if the driver is mugged.