When the Cheese Turns Criminal: Chuck E. Cheese Gets Cuffed in Florida!

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In a plot twist that no children’s party could dream up, Chuck E. Cheese went from birthday mascot to bonafide bandit this week in Tallahassee. 

Police say a costumed employee, sporting the iconic gray‑fur mask with those over‑sized ears and that permanently cheesy grin, was arrested for using a stolen child‑support Visa debit card—proving once and for all that crime does pay…just not with Monopoly money.

The “Cheesiest” Crime Spree

It all began when a vigilant Florida mother noticed suspicious charges popping up on her child‑support Visa. She hadn’t seen the card since her last visit to Chuck E. Cheese in late June, yet there it was, being swiped at a smoke shop, a grocery store, and even a Whataburger. 

Three stops for stolen cheese, perhaps?

Tracking down her card’s odyssey, she headed to the grocery store, reviewed surveillance footage—and holy pepperoni, there was the suspect: the person who performed as “Chuck E.” from her visit back in June.

“Chuck E, come with me Chuck E,” one Tallahassee officer commanded, in what must have been the world’s strangest game of follow‑the‑leader.

Furry Mugshot Moment

Bystander photos captured the harrowing scene: a police officer gently removing the rodent mask from the suspect’s head and placing it—carefully!—atop a Tallahassee Police Department cruiser. 

The eternal grin was now a “freeze frame” of shame under blinking red and blue lights.

According to the probable cause report, the first cop to enter the pizza palace didn’t spot the sneaky mascot immediately. 

The suspect, sans mask, was described as “looking very nervous, he gazed at me with wide eyes and squared shoulders in a tensed demeanour.” 

Someone cue the dramatic sting music!

Not long after, officers circled back to the restaurant, only to find the suspect had slipped back into the rodent role. 

A fellow employee nodded vigorously when asked if the masked suspect was indeed the same man from earlier—confirming that, yes, the mouse had indeed made off with more than squeaky toys.

From Pepperoni to Perpetrator

Authorities charged the costumed crook with credit‑card fraud. 

Meanwhile, parents at Chuck E. Cheese can’t decide whether to be angered or impressed by this elaborate case of “pizza and larceny.” 

One unhappy partygoer quipped,

“I always knew the games were rigged, but I never expected the mouse to be playing both sides!”

Slide over to the backline, and the smoke shop, grocery store, and Whataburger are busy investigating why a giant cartoon mouse tried to run up tabs on pintsize patronage.

Moral of the Story

For aspiring criminals: If you’re gonna swipe a child‑support card, maybe try to hide somewhere better than under a mascot head. 

For parents: Keep an eye on your kid’s debit cards—and maybe your mascot’s mask, too. 

As for Chuck E. Cheese corporate, we can only hope they’re installing a new slogan: “Where a good time—and occasionally a bad time—rolls free.”

One thing’s sure: life at Chuck E. Cheese just got a lot less cheesy…and a lot more criminal for this crook.

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