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MARCH 13--A man has been arrested for a lap dance heist, police report.
According to a criminal complaint, John Elberson, 39, unlawfully obtained “the property of another, to wit: lap dances, of the value of $160.”
Florida cops charge that the lap dances were “the property of Reign Ladies and Gents,” a Clearwater establishment that promises visitors “an atmosphere of opulence and grandeur” and where “every corner of our venue radiates an air of exclusivity.”
Elberson allegedly received several lap dances around 1:30 AM Tuesday, but when presented with the tab, he “notified the business that he did not have the funds to pay for” the gyration ministrations.
“He received $160.00 worth of services,” reported Deputy Sarah Lazzar, who noted that Elberson displayed an “indication of alcohol influence.”
Charged with misdemeanor theft, Elberson (seen above) spent 12 hours in jail before a judge released him on his own recognizance and ordered the Apollo Beach resident to stay away from Reign’s opulence and exclusivity.
In November, a Pennsylvania man was similarly charged for allegedly stiffing a Reign service provider for $40. (1 page)
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Wait so we can get as many lapdances as we want, not pay, and then just spend 12 hours in the clink before heading home? Sounds like a deal to me!
Sounds like something Trump would pull
Sounds like something Hunter Biden would pull. Time for dancers who over-count songs and rip-off customers to be prosecuted, too. Along with the strip clubs that know it's going on and allow it to happen.
I want to see the evidence.
Theft of services is a real thing. Another example would be using Starbucks wi-fi from the parking lot without buying coffee. I saw the cops arrest someone for it once.
Reign does have a very high-end feel to it, but it was pretty slow when I reviewed it.
This pisses me off. The Clubs in Charlotte have made people prepay for dances due to this issue. Kind of ruins the whole vibe.
“Theft of services is a real thing. Another example would be using Starbucks wi-fi from the parking lot without buying coffee. I saw the cops arrest someone for it once.”
I’m sitting here trying to think how did they catch this person doing that? I guess Starbucks could see who’s accessing their network.
When I first read the headline, that’s not the story I expected.
I thought maybe some PL had prepaid for a room but excused himself first to go to the restroom and another customer snuck in the room but the dancer was too wasted to notice. Lol.
I thought it was a case of stealing from another customer.
"Gyration Ministrations" is perfection
This proves that DEI programs to recruit strippers as police officers are effective.
@shailynn- good question. probably just stupidly sitting at a table on their patio, and they could watch him log into their network without making a purchase.
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