OT: Crazy Lady from Columbus in Burlington Coat Factory

Submitted by akearney50 on

I can't remember this being posted and it deserves to be:
'Lottery winner' causes riot at Ohio coat store

Oct 14, 8:56 PM (ET)

By MEGHAN BARR

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Police say an Ohio woman being driven around in a limousine announced at a coat store she'd won the lottery and would pay for everyone's purchases but ended up causing a riot when customers realized it was a hoax. Columbus police Lt. Michael Deakins says the woman announced Tuesday she'd spend $500 on everyone at a Burlington Coat Factory, prompting customers to gather at registers and call relatives.

When police arrived, 500 people filled the store and another 1,000 were outside.

Cashiers rang up sales before discovering the woman had no money. Angry customers grabbed clothes without paying.

The limo driver turned the woman in.

Police say she was arrested on three outstanding warrants but wasn't charged for the coat store chaos pending a mental health evaluation.

A spokeswoman for the Burlington, N.J.-based coat store had no comment.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091015/D9BB76IG1.html

Jeffro

October 28th, 2009 at 1:22 PM ^

It was posted more then once before you did here today. Thanks a lot, I was expecting an update. You need to hang out with us more and you'd know these things.

fatbastard

October 28th, 2009 at 1:31 PM ^

intially. A Classic. Thanks. Odds that it was a Pryor relative? They mentinoed a mental health exam . . .