Police have issued the following description after an armed robbery at Norlane this week: of Hawaiian appearance, large size, and wearing … a cardboard box.
That was (possibly) the pizza allegedly stolen in one of the more-desperate crimes to emerge from suburban Geelong in recent times.
The Pettit Court Pizza Plunder began when a delivery driver allegedly rocked up at a particular address with his steaming goods on Wednesday night.
The 23-year-old told police an armed man then appeared from the side of the house, demanding he stand and deliver the tasty loot, along with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The alleged offender then ordered the driver to leave, wafts of molten mozzarella no doubt accompanying his flight to safety.
Hmm. So many questions remain unanswered.
Was garlic bread included, and perhaps a 1.2-litre bottle of cola?
Was it a two-for-one deal? Did the offender offer a tip?
And what about the customer left pizza-less? Does victim-of-crime compensation apply?
All may remain a mystery but at least we can be assured of one thing: this was truly a crime with the lot.
Or perhaps just extra salami!
Double Take knows well the travails of pizza delivery in the various corners of Geelong.
As previously revealed, the job of doling out hot Capricosas and such from the back of an early-model Hyundai was one of Double Take’s first jobs in Geelong.
And what a learning experience it was, especially the order late one night from a bunch of bikies at Corio.
A naïve Double Take arrived, with the first difficulty negotiating the side gate and a curious Rottweiler four boxes in hand after enquiries at the front door failed to elicit a response.
A knock on the back door worked, with a mammoth bloke welcoming in the order to considerable applause from the garrulous gang present.
“Have a beer,” Double Take was implored as a tinnie thrust violently forward.
Sensibly, Double Take complied with a can-draining skol in a desperate attempt to impress his fearsome hosts.
They seemed pleased – but not satisfied.
“Have another,” they urged.
“Thanks, fellas, but I have to drive,” an increasingly nervous Double Take responded.
“Have another, I said, you f…… c…,” came the threatening re-instruction as all eyes narrowed on the delivery boy.
So Double Take had another. Quickly.
A roar of approval went up, the bikies furiously refocussed on the now-mangled pizzas and trembling Double Take beat a hasty retreat.
Certainly, it was one order where lingering for a tip just didn’t seem worth the effort!
From bikies to bikes, the state coalition has released an ambitious strategy to create a Melbourne-Adelaide cycling route, a large part of which would run through the Geelong region.
The Great Southern Ocean Bike Trail would stretch over 1200km, the coalition announced this week with promises of a tourism boom to follow.
The epic ride would take five to 15 days to complete “depending on fitness levels”, the coalition advised.
Sound ambitious – especially in light of the brouhaha over plans for a cycling route linking just central Geelong with Belmont!
Hopefully the coalition plans steers clear of any shops.
