Bowl of Chili Helps Unmask Robber!

It was just another Monday morning, or so Koogan Paper thought, when he arrived at his restaurant at 6:00 am. Koogan Paper owns and works as head chef at his restaurant; Koogan's. Koogan entered his restaurant and immediately realized that someone had broken in. In fact, Koogan's had been robbed.

Koogan's has been open for business for 6 years and has become quite the local favorite, and was even featured on Food Network's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. It wasn't long before the police, a small crowd, and the local news crews were on the scene. The place was roughed up a bit, tables turned over, the kitchen a mess, and the cash register left open, empty.

The bandits had made off with around $2,300 from the cash register and certainly left their mark using the dining area as a bathroom before taking off.

"Smells like shit in here, Paper," noted Sheriff Lee Camper as he entered the establishment. The Sheriff scanned the scene of the crime with a bandana covering his nose, taking notes.



Koogan and the Sheriff took to the managers office to console the surveillance tapes. The entire melee had been caught on tape. At 3:15 am three masked men entered Koogan's using a crowbar to break through the back door. The thieves first move was for the cash register. After filling their small bag with the money, the crooks roughed up the place a bit. One of the men disappeared off screen and came back with a bowl and a spoon, while the other men decided it was time to relieve themselves on a few tables. The man with the bowl and spoon had taken a bowl of chili that was simmering in a pot and brought it out the dining room for a taste. After 3 failed attempts of bringing the spoon through the small cut in his ski mask to his mouth, the man removed his ski mask and continued eating the bowl, unmasked. The man was immediately identified by the Sheriff.



"That's Gil Tender! I'd know that jail bird anywhere," Shouted the Sheriff.

Gil Tender was arrested outside of his motor home an hour later and quickly ratted out his two accomplices. Guy Feather and Kagle Moon were booked later that afternoon and brought into the police station for questioning. Local police were able to recover $1,600 of Koogan's money, as Kagle Moon claimed the rest was spent on a Playstation 3 and a hunting knife.

Koogan's is currently closed for repairs and cleaning, and plans to open back up next week.