{"id":20553,"date":"2022-03-04T17:10:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T22:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=20553"},"modified":"2022-03-04T17:10:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T22:10:20","slug":"polk-county-sheriff-promises-free-meal-at-polk-county-jail-for-a-group-of-14-that-dined-and-dashed-at-davenport-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/03\/04\/polk-county-sheriff-promises-free-meal-at-polk-county-jail-for-a-group-of-14-that-dined-and-dashed-at-davenport-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk County Sheriff promises free meal at Polk County jail for a group of 14 that &#8216;dined and dashed&#8217; at Davenport restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.mp.lura.live\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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\"  width =\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<p>On a busy Friday night, a large group of people just got up and left a\u00a0Polk County\u00a0restaurant. And they also left behind a hefty bill. Their hasty exit was caught on camera.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You try to trust customers but like in any other industry, people try to do wrong,&#8221; said Ian Marks, manager of Davenport&#8217;s Ale House.<\/p>\n<p>Surveillance video from January 28 shows the group of 14 &#8211; mostly adults and a few kids &#8211; enjoying the night, shooting hoops, ordering up food and drinks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They were eating and had no complaints, everything was going well,&#8221; Marks said.<\/p>\n<p>But when it came time to pay the $320 tab, one by one, they trickled out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The server went to go get the checks, go get some to-go boxes, and what we noticed is a few went outside to the car, a couple went to the bathroom, and they all basically made a run for the door,&#8221; Marks said.<\/p>\n<p>They made sure not to leave without grabbing there to-go boxes.<\/p>\n<p>Group of 14 skips out on $320 bill<\/p>\n<p>The Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office is searching for a group that walked out on the bill at Davenport&#8217;s Ale House.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fourteen people just get up and wander out. What are you thinking?&#8221; asked Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no petty crime. In Florida, a &#8220;dine and dash&#8221; over $300 is a third-degree felony, punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a $5,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When we find you, and we will, you are going to the Polk County Jail for a free meal. And we&#8217;re not even going to ask you to pay for it,&#8221; Judd said. &#8220;It won&#8217;t be delicious like it was at the Ale House. That&#8217;s a guarantee.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For a restaurant that survived the pandemic, the restrictions and inflated food prices, it&#8217;s an unnecessary blow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re a family-owned restaurant,&#8221; Marks said. &#8220;Obviously, the restaurant has to eat the cost. I felt bad for the server because obviously, the tip is what they work for. But sadly, it happens in this industry. It happens a lot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Davenport&#8217;s Ale House has made policy changes, especially for groups, to try and prevent any more of these crimes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If it&#8217;s a big group, try to get a credit card to hold,&#8221; Marks said. &#8220;We&#8217;re not going to charge it. We&#8217;re just going to hold it to kind of cover ourselves. No one&#8217;s going to walk away when you&#8217;ve got a credit card.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information regarding this case, is asked to contact Detective Townes at 863-236-3900 (Case #22-3974) or, to remain anonymous, contact Heartland Crime Stoppers in one of four ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Call1-800-226 TIPS (8477)<\/li>\n<li>Dial **TIPS from your cell phone<\/li>\n<li>Visit the website www.heartlandcrimestoppers.com and click on &#8220;Submit A Tip,&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Download the free &#8220;P3tips&#8221; app on your smartphone or tablet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a busy Friday night, a large group of people just got up and left a\u00a0Polk County\u00a0restaurant. And they also left behind a hefty bill. 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