A woman runs behind a moving white SUV.
A woman hanging from a car fights with the driver, but the car exits the parking lot.
This woman is a restaurant employee.
After eating at a restaurant, he chased after five people who just ran away in a car without paying.
[Police: We ask for the cooperation of citizens to find the owner of the vehicle.
We are verifying the identity of the person in the photo.
3 men.
Two women.]
This kind of dine-in, so-called eat-and-run crime of running away without paying for meals after a meal is rampant in America.
A recent study found that crime has risen to the point that 1 in 20 restaurant guests flee without paying for a meal.
In particular, after the spread of COVID-19, more and more restaurants have installed their tables outdoors, so the number of crimes like this has also increased.
The most common crimes were either for fun, unfriendly service, such as an employee delivering bills too late, or lack of money to pay for meals in the first place.
Prevention has also emerged.
Experts have even come up with ways to prevent eating out, such as accepting reservations only, installing CCTV cameras inside the restaurant, and installing checkout counters at the entrance.
He also warned customers not to forcefully go to the back of a guest who ran away without paying.
Recently, an app has appeared that allows you to pay for meals directly from your smartphone without having to wait for a bill at a restaurant.