(Takeout) order in the court!A federal courthouse in Tuscaloosa, Alabama was temporarily shut down on Monday after employees reported two suspicious packages on the federal building’s front steps — packages that wound up being someone’s Taco Bell delivery.Investigators with theTuscaloosa Police Department’s Hazardous Device Unitresponded to the call around 8 a.m., police said in a Facebook post, motor officers blocking adjacent streets and setting up a perimeter around the building as a precaution while they investigated.After approaching the packages, officers discovered they contained food items from Taco Bell. Included in the order? A taco and burrito Cravings Box customized with an assortment of regular and Doritos Locos tacos, as well as four beefy five-layer burritos, police said, adding that roads were reopened 20 minutes later.Sadly, the missing food never made it to the intended party.“The tacos and burritos have been safely disposed of in the dumpster behind Tuscaloosa Police Department headquarters,” they said.It’s unclear how long the food had been on the building’s front steps. A representative for Tuscaloosa Police did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment, but one resident wrote on the department’s Facebook post thatthey saw the food on the front door of the Federal Building on Saturday afternoon.Other commenters had a laugh with the story.“Good jobpreventing a massive gas explosion,” one teased, while another joked, “Not the kind of explosiveyou’d expect a bomb squadcallout for.“And then there were those flat-out upset with the police for how they treated the food. “IN THE DUMPSTER?!” someone asked. “ARREST YOURSELVES!““I think the bigger crime isthose five layer burritos going to waste,” a follower joked.Taco BellNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The hungry intended recipient might want to invest in the brand’s just-announcedTaco Lover’s Pass, a subscription service that allows app users to pay $10 a month to receive one taco a day for 30 days. (For comparison, individual Taco Bell tacos typically cost $1.39 - $2.39).Subscribers have a choice of seven tacos: the Crunchy Taco,Spicy Potato Soft Taco, Crunchy Supreme Taco, Soft Supreme Taco, Soft Taco, Doritos Locos Taco and the Doritos Locos Taco Supreme. Any additional menu items will be charged at full price.
(Takeout) order in the court!
A federal courthouse in Tuscaloosa, Alabama was temporarily shut down on Monday after employees reported two suspicious packages on the federal building’s front steps — packages that wound up being someone’s Taco Bell delivery.
Investigators with theTuscaloosa Police Department’s Hazardous Device Unitresponded to the call around 8 a.m., police said in a Facebook post, motor officers blocking adjacent streets and setting up a perimeter around the building as a precaution while they investigated.
After approaching the packages, officers discovered they contained food items from Taco Bell. Included in the order? A taco and burrito Cravings Box customized with an assortment of regular and Doritos Locos tacos, as well as four beefy five-layer burritos, police said, adding that roads were reopened 20 minutes later.
Sadly, the missing food never made it to the intended party.
“The tacos and burritos have been safely disposed of in the dumpster behind Tuscaloosa Police Department headquarters,” they said.
It’s unclear how long the food had been on the building’s front steps. A representative for Tuscaloosa Police did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment, but one resident wrote on the department’s Facebook post thatthey saw the food on the front door of the Federal Building on Saturday afternoon.
Other commenters had a laugh with the story.
“Good jobpreventing a massive gas explosion,” one teased, while another joked, “Not the kind of explosiveyou’d expect a bomb squadcallout for.”
And then there were those flat-out upset with the police for how they treated the food. “IN THE DUMPSTER?!” someone asked. “ARREST YOURSELVES!”
“I think the bigger crime isthose five layer burritos going to waste,” a follower joked.
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The hungry intended recipient might want to invest in the brand’s just-announcedTaco Lover’s Pass, a subscription service that allows app users to pay $10 a month to receive one taco a day for 30 days. (For comparison, individual Taco Bell tacos typically cost $1.39 - $2.39).
Subscribers have a choice of seven tacos: the Crunchy Taco,Spicy Potato Soft Taco, Crunchy Supreme Taco, Soft Supreme Taco, Soft Taco, Doritos Locos Taco and the Doritos Locos Taco Supreme. Any additional menu items will be charged at full price.
source: people.com
