Blotter: She took take-out back in

Blotter is a light-hearted look at some of the odd things that happen on the police beat.

Many businesses have fairly loose return policies to give customers the benefit of the doubt, but in some instances the exchange can get spicy.

One Panama City woman took a night to sleep on the decision of whether to return a dicey purchase. The next day she returned to a local restaurant with the previous night’s plate of Chinese takeout. She told the staff the food was unsanitary, and she wanted a replacement.

Police were called when the staff refused. They said the woman came in with a hot and sour attitude, screaming about food she’d ordered the night before and tried to only return a part of it while demanding more food.

Though the food may have tasted like a pu-pu platter, police had to side with the property owner and trespassed the woman and the day old food.