Restaurant employee leaves work party to foil burglary at work
SEATTLE -- Despite being at a party minutes away, an El Chupacabra employee and three of her friends sprang into action when the popular Mexican restaurant's alarm was triggered, arriving in time to foil a would-be burglar and hold him down until officers arrived, according to the Seattle Police Department.
El Chupacabra, located at 6711 Greenwood Ave. N., was closed all day Jan. 29 for "employee maintenance," according to the restaurant's Facebook page.
Shortly before 8 p.m., someone pried open one of the restaurant's front windows using a kitchen knife, entered the restaurant and ripped the alarm pad off a back wall, according to the police report for the incident.
According to the report, the burglar then kicked a door down to get into the El Chupacabra offices and answer the alarm company's phone call , saying he was doing construction in the restaurant.
Getting the alarm call herself, an El Chupacabra employee and three of her friends left an employee party nearby and headed to the restaurant.
Despite the intruder's protestations that he himself was only in the restaurant to thwart a burglary, the employee and her friends held him on the ground until officers arrived, according to the report.
According to the report, the suspect appeared to be high and intoxicated. He also has three outstanding warrants, including one for escaping the Department of Corrections.
He was booked into King County Jail.
I'd be interested to know how the employees GOT the suspect on the ground before "employee and her friends held him on the ground".
 @Commenter87643 "I'd be interested to know how the employees GOT the suspect on the ground before "employee and her friends held him on the ground.""
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Let's just say the perp was... "persuaded" and leave it at that, OK?
 @Getov Mylon Oh, you're no FUN!
 @Commenter87643 I am a public servant. No trouble at all.
 @Getov Mylon LOL! Best laugh all day!
 @Commenter87643 I may or may not have written Security Incident Reports that used the term "persuaded" when a customer threw another (justifiably so) out the door "Superman-style," in order to avoid unnecessary repercussions.
This is why, you should never post on Facebook that you are not going to be at home or if the business will be emply. This is like an open invitation to "Come in, Rob me, I will not be there!"
@Michael Harthorne - "Employee attending work party leaves to thwart burglary at their restaurant" or "local restaurant employee turned Batman leaves work party to foil attempted burglary" or "restaurant employee leaves work party to foil burglary at restaurant, reason for work party changed (or "restaurant announces new employee of the month")
I like how the guy was trying to convince them he was there trying to "thwart" the burglary too.
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 @cm257n7 I thought breaking into the office to answer the alarm company's phone call was pretty clever.
 @MichaelHarthorne You do have to admit that was some good thinking on his part. +5 for the drunk crack head!
Komo/Michael Harthorne, your headline is awkward. "Restaurant employee leaves work party to foil burglary at work"
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@NW-Economist How about "Two Tacos Short of a Combo Plate Burgler gets Burrito'd by Employees" -- sorry, couldn't help myself....
 @NW-Economist I agree it's not my best work. I'm open to suggestions.
 @MichaelHarthorne  @NW-Economist This is my opening! I write superb headlines! I'll be a STAR!
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"Burglary Thwarted By Partying Restaurant Employees"
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 @MichaelHarthorne Remove the first use of "work" or change the second one to "business."
@MichaelHarthorne @NW-Economist
Was going to suggest my own entry â but The WA Mamaâs canât be beat â might be long, but it sure fits the situation â AND burglarâ¦.
 @NW-Economist I'm kind of partial to "Restaurant employee leaves work party to foil work burglary." You know, for symmetry.