Someones in the mood for a pie...
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:31 am
Two men in New Zealand have been arrested following a bout of 'pie rage' that saw the pair ram their car into a shop, steal food and lead police on a chase - all because they were refused a free pie.
The incident was sparked when one of the men entered a petrol station in Auckland and asked an employee if he could have a free pie, Fairfax NZ Media reported.
When told that he would have to pay for his food, the man stormed out of the shop.
'So he goes out ... obviously in a little bit of a mood, and speaks to his mate who's in the car,' police said.
'Then the guy decides ... that he's going to go back in there and just get his pie.'
However, the second attempt was thwarted because the employee had locked the store's doors.
The two men then decided to ram their vehicle through the doors.
'(The first man) gets out of the car, goes in, picks up his pies off the counter and does a runner,' police said.
The pair led police on a chase spanning 24km before they were arrested.
Both men appeared in court and were charged with burglary and failing to stop for police
The incident was sparked when one of the men entered a petrol station in Auckland and asked an employee if he could have a free pie, Fairfax NZ Media reported.
When told that he would have to pay for his food, the man stormed out of the shop.
'So he goes out ... obviously in a little bit of a mood, and speaks to his mate who's in the car,' police said.
'Then the guy decides ... that he's going to go back in there and just get his pie.'
However, the second attempt was thwarted because the employee had locked the store's doors.
The two men then decided to ram their vehicle through the doors.
'(The first man) gets out of the car, goes in, picks up his pies off the counter and does a runner,' police said.
The pair led police on a chase spanning 24km before they were arrested.
Both men appeared in court and were charged with burglary and failing to stop for police