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Repeat dine-and-dash offender arrested after third offense: WHPD

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Published  December 30, 2024 2:58pm EST
Winter Haven
FOX 13 News

The Brief

    • Repeat dine-and-dash offender arrested after third offense: WHPD.
    • 24-year-old Shane Wiley of Auburndale spent five hours at the Hungry Crab where he racked up a bill of over $200.
    • Wiley's previous offenses include two other Winter Haven restaurants.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A repeat dine-and-dash offender has been arrested again after he left the Hungry Crab in Winter Haven without paying his tab, according to police.

Winter Haven police say 24-year-old Shane Wiley of Auburndale spent five hours at the restaurant where he racked up a bill of over $200.

Courtesy: Winter Haven Police Department.

When he attempted to leave, a hostess approached him, and he told the worker that he had paid his tab before fleeing on foot.

Workers then posted pictures of Wiley from restaurant cameras on social media, and he was identified from a previous offense.

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Police located Wiley at his home and he was arrested and transported to jail.

Wiley's previous offenses include two other Winter Haven restaurants where he left a tab of nearly $500 and another just under $300.

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