http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged Taco Bell en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:43:11 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/hoax-prompts-free-tacos-in-alaska-town/ Residents of Bethel, Alaska, know from cable TV ads what the major fast-food chains offer: chicken at KFC, burgers at McDonald's and tacos at Taco Bell. They just haven't been able to get any of it. The city of 6,200 people is about 40 miles inland from the Bering Sea in far western Alaska, and the closest fast food other than a Subway sandwich shop is in Anchorage, 400 miles and a $500 round-trip plane ticket away. So they were elated to lear... ]]> Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:17:50 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/hoax-prompts-free-tacos-in-alaska-town/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/angry-taco-bell-customer-throws-soda-on-cash-register-shuts-down-restaurants-computer-system/ A Taco Bell customer is facing felony charges after police say he threw his soda on a cash register after becoming upset that his order wasn't prepared correctly. Thirty-year-old Suresh Chapman was being held Tuesday at the Alachua County jail. The Gainesville Sun reported that Chapman visited the restaurant Sunday and became angry after his order wasn't correct. He allegedly threw his soda on the register and credit card machine, causing $2,500 damage and shuttin... ]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 10:38:55 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/angry-taco-bell-customer-throws-soda-on-cash-register-shuts-down-restaurants-computer-system/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/10m-of-liquid-meth-found-inside-truck-at-arlington-taco-bell/ An international investigation led police to an Arlington Taco Bell. On Tuesday, officers found 20 gallons of liquid methamphetamine inside a fuel tank of a 1997 Ford F250. Officers estimate the street value of the meth to be more than $10 Million. The truck is registered in the Mexican state of Coahuila, and had been tracked since it crossed into the United States at Eagle Pass. ]]> Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:01:09 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/10m-of-liquid-meth-found-inside-truck-at-arlington-taco-bell/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/taco-bell-linked-to-salmonella-probe-after-68-people-fall-ill-in-10-states/ Yum Brands Inc.'s Taco Bell chain was investigated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for involvement in a salmonella outbreak that sickened 68 people in 10 states, Food Safety News reported Wednesday. Citing a document from Oklahoma health authorities, the online newspaper -- published by Seattle-based law firm Marler Clark -- reported that the CDC revealed on Jan. 19 that a Mexican-style fast food chain was linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritid... ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:54:07 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/taco-bell-linked-to-salmonella-probe-after-68-people-fall-ill-in-10-states/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/florida-man-reaches-for-taco-when-martin-deputies-ask-for-id/ After a deputy asked Matthew Falkner for his identification, the Florida man started taking out a taco. When another deputy noted the request wasn't for a taco, the booze-smelling Falkner shrugged and laughed and again started to take out a taco while in the driver's seat of a pick-up at Taco Bell, according to recently released Martin County Sheriff's records. The records didn't state whether Falkner was thinking outside the bun. ]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:45:03 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/florida-man-reaches-for-taco-when-martin-deputies-ask-for-id/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/taco-bell-customer-calls-911-when-restaurant-refused-service/ It seems that Terry Lynn Kimbell was actually acting responsibly, until he called the cops. Police arrested ​Kimbell outside a Taco Bell around 12:00 a.m. Wednesday morning after the 50-year-old Floridian walked to the Mexican fast food chain after a night of drinking and dialed 911 when restaurant employees refused to serve him at the drive-through window. Unfortunately for Kimbell, by the time he made it to Taco Bell, the establishment seems to have a no-c... ]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:15:34 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/taco-bell-customer-calls-911-when-restaurant-refused-service/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/taco-bell-fan-rages-after-price-of-burrito-rises-shoots-at-cops-and-triggers-3-12-hour-standoff/ OMG can you believe this guy? he seriously loves his Burittos lol. A disgruntled Texas taco lover shot at police and triggered a 3 1/2-hour standoff after he became upset that the price of his favorite fast-food snack had gone up 50 cents. The man, whose name was not disclosed, allegedly flew into a rage Sunday when a drive-through attendant at a San Antonio Taco Bell told him that the price of the Beefy Crunch Burrito had risen to $1.49 from 99 cents, the San A... ]]> Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:28:04 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/taco-bell-fan-rages-after-price-of-burrito-rises-shoots-at-cops-and-triggers-3-12-hour-standoff/