Ever the curious blogger, I asked the staff at the Whitley Heights Starbucks why one of their doors had been boarded up. Their eyes lit up, eager to share the tale.
Here’s what I put together:
At 5am this morning, a “drunken naked guy” used a sock full of rocks to shatter the glass on the front door, and stormed inside to eat “all the pastries”. Police responded and found the guy running around the store, resisting arrest. He had feathers in his hair and an American flag… although it wasn’t explained to me if this was a large or small flag, or where it was placed (or, perhaps, raised). The cops had to use rubber bullets and a beanbag shotgun to subdue him.
After relaying this tale, a Barista chimed in, “In spite of what happened, they still let me come to work today.” Oh, those Baristas can be so witty. All expressed disappointment that they haven’t been allowed to see the whole thing as captured on surveillance cameras.
Reminds me of my favorite fancy chocolatier on Wilshire in West L.A. (“Chocolatt From Belgium”). He was boarded up last month from a 2nd break-in. The last robber stole two chocolate bars.
Hey, I guess sometimes you just need to fill that sweet craving…
Wherein are you gonna reminisce about the Oarhouse PART TWO???
That’s an interesting Starbucks. I’ve been there once, and they were trying shoo off a porno production shooting out front.
Holy christ. Note self, visit whitley starbucks pronto
It’s always been seedy there. Plus the unusually challenging entry.
I love the wee market next door.
ROTFL!!!….. That’s hilarious. I’d love to see the surveillance tape of this.
Second that! puhleeze starbuckers, please leak this to you tube!!!!
wait… the starbucks on franklin and highland? HA.
Pffft! Nice comment “I love the wee market next door.” And the next, “please leak this to you tube!!!!”
My roommate works there…. the best part of this story is missing…
They naked guy actually tried to SERVE the first customer of the day that walked up, offering him coffee and/or pastries as he ran around naked. Hahahahahah!
video, video!!!
Perhaps he was protesting the rapid, unchecked growth of Starbucks.