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Woman Alerts Police of Hostage Situation Through Pizza Hut App

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-side-order-of-help dept.

mpicpp writes with this ABC News story about how a Pizza Hut app may have saved a woman's life. "A Florida mother held hostage by her boyfriend used the Pizza Hut app to notify police she needed help, authorities said. Cheryl Treadway, 25, was allegedly being held at knife point in her home by Ethan Nickerson, 26, in Avon Park on Monday, the Highlands County Sheriff's Office told ABC News today. 'She was held hostage by him all day,' Public Information Officer Nell Hays said. Nickerson took away Treadway's phone, police said, but she was eventually able to persuade him to let her order a pizza using her Pizza Hut app. 'She told him, "The kids are hungry. Let's order a pizza. Let's get them some food,"' Hays said, noting that's when Treadway was able to sneak in a written message through the delivery. Along with her order of a small, classic pepperoni pizza, she wrote: 'Please help. Get 911 to me,' according to police. She also wrote: '911hostage help!'"

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  1. Sometimes, people are their own worst enemy... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...as she demonstrated terrible choices in men AND pizza.

  2. Re:Have it your way! by McGregorMortis · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think that counts as two toppings.

  3. Donut Shop App by R3d+M3rcury · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now if the local Donut Shop had an app, the response would have been quicker...

  4. Re:Hiding messages in unrelated data by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 3, Funny

    but this involved pizza, so it was probably more of a case of sausageography.

    and it happened online, so it was really iSausageography.

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  5. Re:Have it your way! by FatdogHaiku · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've heard you get a much faster response with the Dunkin' Doughnuts app...
    but your rescuers my have frosting on their fingers and jelly on their shirts...

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  6. Pepperoni, Olives and Cops. by Joviex · · Score: 3, Funny

    From what I understand, Pizza Hut will charge more for extra coppings.

  7. Useful by HideyoshiJP · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wow, that field is more useful than I thought. All I ever did was ask them to draw a wizard on the box - they did.