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Nassau
Police & Fire
Alleged IHOP Oil Thief Arrested In Oceanside, Police Say Alleged IHOP Oil Thief Arrested In Oceanside, Police Say
Alleged IHOP Oil Thief Arrested In Oceanside, Police Say A Queens man was nabbed for attempting to steal used cooking oil from two Long Island businesses, authorities said. The Oceanside incident occurred on Wednesday, April 10, according to Nassau County Police. It was just before 3:30 a.m. at the IHOP located at 2971 Long Beach Road when authorities allegedly caught 27-year-old Jahquay Rowe attempting to take the restaurant’s cooking oil. Rowe, who is from Flushing, Queens, reportedly had parked a box truck right next to the eatery’s cooking oil containers and was arrested. Nassau County Police said Rowe is also behind a similar crime tha…

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by Sophie Grieser
White Plains
Business
Pair Of Leading Restaurant Chains Could Combine, Report Says Pair Of Leading Restaurant Chains Could Combine, Report Says
Pair Of Leading Restaurant Chains Could Combine, Report Says Two of the nation's leading restaurant chains may soon combine, according to a brand-new report. Under the plan, IHOP and Applebee's would share dining space, the Nation's Restaurant News says., Both eateries are owned by California-based Dine Brands. The company has already launched eight prototype combined IHOP/Applebee's locations -- all in international markets outside the US, the report said. The prototypes feature “discrete entrances,” while inside guests can be seated in both spaces when necessary and possible, Dine Brands CEO John Peyton told the outlet. This would allow overflo…

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by Joe Lombardi
Stafford
Police & Fire
Intoxicated Man Made Early Morning Disturbance At IHOP In Stafford County, Sheriff Says Intoxicated Man Made Early Morning Disturbance At IHOP In Stafford County, Sheriff Says
Intoxicated Man Made Early Morning Disturbance At IHOP In Stafford County, Sheriff Says IHOP promises that you "come hungry, and leave happy," but one patron left unhappy in Stafford County after an early morning disturbance over the long weekend, officials say. "Kegs and eggs" was taken to a new level on Saturday morning, when Woodbridge resident Terrance Whitaker made idle threats toward customers enjoying an early morning - or late night - meal. Members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were called to IHOP on Worth Avenue shortly after 5 a.m. on Jan. 13, where investigators say that the 25-year-old was showing signs of intoxication and making threats toward people ins…

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
Police & Fire
Cooking Oil Thefts: Duo Accused After Incidents At 9 Nassau County Restaurants Cooking Oil Thefts: Duo Accused After Incidents At 9 Nassau County Restaurants
Cooking Oil Thefts: Duo Accused After Incidents At 9 Nassau County Restaurants Two men have been accused of stealing cooking oil from nine different Long Island restaurants. Nassau County Police officers responded to a report of a larceny of used cooking oil in progress on Friday, April 7.  Prior to arrival, officers observed a 2006 Isuzu white Box Truck matching the description.   Officers activated their emergency lights and conducted a vehicle and traffic law stop.  Two suspects were then placed under arrest: Melvin Howell, age 55, of Brooklyn; Rodney Lofton, age 49, of Queens. It was determined from an investigation by Nassau Coun…

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by Joe Lombardi
South Passaic
Lifestyle
Route 46 IHOP Rolls Out Halal Menu In Time For Ramadan Route 46 IHOP Rolls Out Halal Menu In Time For Ramadan
Route 46 IHOP Rolls Out Halal Menu In Time For Ramadan This 24-hour IHOP isn't just catering to late-night revelers.  The Totowa pancake house rolled out a Halal menu right around the start of Ramadan, so those celebrating can break or begin their fast with all the waffles they could ever want. The menu appears to be an abbreviated one, boasting burritos, salads, waffles, pancakes, crepes and more. IHOP Totowa made the announcement on Instagram, where patrons expressed gratitude. View this post on Instagram A post shared by IHOP Totowa (@ihoptotowanj)

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by Cecilia Levine
Stafford
News
Finding Nemo: Pancake Pitstop Leads To The Capture Of Escaped Inmates In VA: Sheriff Finding Nemo: Pancake Pitstop Leads To The Capture Of Escaped Inmates In VA: Sheriff
Finding Nemo: Pancake Pitstop Leads To The Capture Of Escaped Inmates In VA: Sheriff Two crafty inmates being housed inside a Virginia jail didn’t get far after attempting their great escape before being tracked down to an area IHOP restaurant as they celebrated getting free from the facility. Hampton resident John Garza, 37, and Arley Nemo, 43, of Gloucester, were able to utilize a flaw in the Newport News Jail Annex earlier this week to carve a hole in the wall and escape from custody, only to be brought right back in hours later as the pair sought to enjoy a meal at the popular pancake house. Original story - Shawshanked: Two VA Inmates Back In Custody After Tunnel…

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by Zak Failla
Middlesex MA
Police & Fire
Fentanyl With A Side Of Flapjacks, Tewksbury IHOP Drug Deal Foiled: Police Fentanyl With A Side Of Flapjacks, Tewksbury IHOP Drug Deal Foiled: Police
Fentanyl With A Side Of Flapjacks, Tewksbury IHOP Drug Deal Foiled: Police Police reminded two Lawrence men that fentanyl and crack cocaine are not part of a balanced breakfast, arresting a duo who attempted to hand off drugs in an IHOP parking lot, officials say. Police were conducting surveillance around 10:00 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9 when they saw what seemed to be a hand-to-hand drug deal in the parking lot of an IHOP at 95 Main Street in Tewksbury, according to the Tewksbury Police Department.  The drug deal was stalled when police intervened, stopping the hand off and noting that one of the involved parties, who was staying at a nearby motel, had bri…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Montgomery MD
Business
Pancakes Please: IHOP Opens New Made-To-Order Concept Restaurant In Silver Spring Pancakes Please: IHOP Opens New Made-To-Order Concept Restaurant In Silver Spring
Pancakes Please: IHOP Opens New Made-To-Order Concept Restaurant In Silver Spring Does anyone want pancakes to go? Flip’d by IHOP opened its third location this week in Maryland, where they will provide everything from breakfast burritos and its patented flapjacks to burgers and other lunch or dinner fares. The newest location opened for business on Georgia Avenue in downtown Silver Spring following pandemic-related delays. The flagship location opened in Lawrence, Kansas last year, and its second concept store opened earlier this year in New York City. A fourth location in Cincinnati is “coming soon.” Unlike traditional IHOP locations, Flip’d will not have servers a…

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by Zak Failla
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Suspect In String Of Business Burglaries Caught On Long Island Expressway In Dix Hills Suspect In String Of Business Burglaries Caught On Long Island Expressway In Dix Hills
Suspect In String Of Business Burglaries Caught On Long Island Expressway In Dix Hills A suspect in a string of nine burglaries of businesses in Suffolk County was apprehended after a stop on the Long Island Expressway, police said. Following a months-long investigation, the suspect was located just after 10:10 p.m. Friday, July 22 in Dix Hills on the westbound LIE at Commack Road, Suffolk County Police. The man, Robert Blackmore, age 54, of Ronkonkoma, threw a rock at the glass, entered and stole cash from several businesses in Suffolk County since January, according to police.  Blackmore with nine counts of third-degree burglary for allegedly …

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by Joe Lombardi
Fairfax
News
Viral Video Of Fairfax Officers Pointing Guns At Man At IHOP Draws Criticism Viral Video Of Fairfax Officers Pointing Guns At Man At IHOP Draws Criticism
Viral Video Of Fairfax Officers Pointing Guns At Man At IHOP Draws Criticism A video that shows two Fairfax County police officers pointing their weapons at a man as he tries to film them during an investigation has gone viral on social media. Many online say it's proof of police overreach, but the department says the video doesn't tell the entire story. Officers were called to IHOP at 6655 Arlington Boulevard in Falls Church around 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, after three teenagers got into an argument with an employee. One of the teens lifted his shirt to show what looked like a handgun sticking out of his waistband, the Fairfax County police said in a statement.  …

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by Josh Lanier
Stafford
News
Unruly Stafford Customer Throws Water On IHOP Waitress Unruly Stafford Customer Throws Water On IHOP Waitress
Unruly Stafford Customer Throws Water On IHOP Waitress Officers responded to a report of an early morning assault at an IHOP over the weekend in Stafford County, authorities said. Deputies responded to the IHOP on 320 Worth Avenue in Stafford around 12:40 p.m. after a customer in a group of unruly individuals threw water at a waitress, the Stafford County Sheriff's Department said. The suspect fled the scene before the arrival of law enforcement.  Daily Voice has reached out to the Stafford County Sheriff's Department for additional information.

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by Annie DeVoe
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Police Searching For Suspect Who Broke Into Riverhead IHOP, Stole Cash Police Searching For Suspect Who Broke Into Riverhead IHOP, Stole Cash
Police Searching For Suspect Who Broke Into Riverhead IHOP, Stole Cash Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly broke into a Long Island IHOP restaurant and made off with cash. The burglary took place around 11 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 27 at the IHOP located at 1490 Old Country  Road in Riverhead. According to Riverhead Police, an employee at IHOP reported while the business was closed a person broke a side window and entered the business. The suspect then removed an unknown amount of cash from the cash register and when confronted by the employee fled the restaurant, police said. The Suffolk County Sheriffs K-9 Unit responded but could not fi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Armonk
Business
Say Cheers: IHOP To Start Serving Wine, Beer At Select Locations Say Cheers: IHOP To Start Serving Wine, Beer At Select Locations
Say Cheers: IHOP To Start Serving Wine, Beer At Select Locations IHOP guests will soon be able to order a glass of wine with their pancakes, as the company unveils its "Bubbles, Wine & Brews" menu at select locations. The menu is available at three restaurants located in San Diego and New Mexico, and in the coming months it will expand to other locations in New York, Rhode Island, Maryland, Ohio and more, IHOP said in an announcement on Thursday, Aug. 12. The company said the menu includes domestically and locally sourced beers and wine options. IHOP President Jay Johns said the company's recent survey found that 66 percent of recent guests and 58 p…

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by Nicole Valinote
Morris
Business
‘It Was Time To Pull The Trigger:’ Boonton IHOP Permanently Shutters ‘It Was Time To Pull The Trigger:’ Boonton IHOP Permanently Shutters
‘It Was Time To Pull The Trigger:’ Boonton IHOP Permanently Shutters IHOP in Boonton is permanently closed for business, reports say. The Boonton Plaza location on Wootton Street closed its doors at 4 p.m. Sunday, Daily Record reports citing District Manager Abe Jubran. "The lease was done and we already have enough headaches with other stores and staffing," Jubran reportedly told the outlet. "All that and everything going on with the government. It was time to pull the trigger." Meanwhile, IHOP enthusiasts can still get their pancake fix at the franchise’s other Morris County locations in Cedar Knolls and Parsippany. The Totowa restaurant in Pass…

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by Valerie Musson
Mahwah-Ramsey
News
Fowl Smell: Truck Spills Decomposed Chicken Carcasses Along Route 17 Fowl Smell: Truck Spills Decomposed Chicken Carcasses Along Route 17
Fowl Smell: Truck Spills Decomposed Chicken Carcasses Along Route 17 Witnesses said you couldn't imagine the stink when a tractor-trailer carrying chicken carcasses lost part of its load as rush-hour temperatures on Route 17 neared 90 degrees on Monday.  Hay and chicken parts "flew all over the highway" after a strap on a tarp came loose from the trailer as it headed down the hill on the southbound highway in Ramsey shortly before 6 p.m., one witness said. The driver "braked to stop near the iHop and it all spilled over the top onto the trailer connections," he added. "It's the worst smell you ever smelled in your life," another witness said. "I was gaggin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Warren Hunterdon
Police & Fire
Gas Instead Of Brake: Route 22 IHOP Diners Hospitalized After Car Crashes Through Wall Gas Instead Of Brake: Route 22 IHOP Diners Hospitalized After Car Crashes Through Wall
Gas Instead Of Brake: Route 22 IHOP Diners Hospitalized After Car Crashes Through Wall Two people eating inside of a Phillipsburg area IHOP were hospitalized when a car came crashing through an exterior wall of the restaurant near their table Friday, authorities said. The driver apparently hit the gas instead of the brake, sending his car over a curb and across a sidewalk then into the diner at 1313 Route 22 West, in Greenwich Township, LehighValleyLives reports citing local police. The two individuals were transported to the hospital in an ambulance while a third declined treatment, police said. The driver and passenger reportedly declined treatment. IHOP was closed as the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Sussex
Business
Chuck E. Cheese Considering Bankruptcy, May Shutter, Reports Say Chuck E. Cheese Considering Bankruptcy, May Shutter, Reports Say
Chuck E. Cheese Considering Bankruptcy, May Shutter, Reports Say The future of Chuck E. Cheese is up in the air after its parent organization acquired nearly $1 billion in debt due to the COVID-10 pandemic, reports say. The children’s food and entertainment center chain’s owner, CEC Entertainment, is asking lenders for a loan of $200 million to stay in business, People.com reports. Bonuses were offered to the chain’s top executives Friday, June 5 in an effort to retain the employees amid temporary closures, the report said. The chain, which is based in Texas, opened in 1977 and as the pandemic struck had to shut down operations at each of its 610 locati…

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by Valerie Musson
Ocean
Police & Fire
Authorities: Death Of 28-Year-Old Man Found In Front Of Toms River IHOP Not Suspicious Authorities: Death Of 28-Year-Old Man Found In Front Of Toms River IHOP Not Suspicious
Authorities: Death Of 28-Year-Old Man Found In Front Of Toms River IHOP Not Suspicious The death of a 28-year-old Berkeley man whose body was found in front of a Toms River IHOP wasn't suspicious, authorities said. A passerby found the body of Jaime Lee Kolbasowski on a bench in front of the Route 37 restaurant around noon Monday, Police Lt. Peter Sundack said. Police didn't know how long it had been there. The Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office was conducting an autopsy to determine the official cause of death. Township Detectives Patrick Jacques and Louis Santora were investigating, along with the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office. Kolbasowski's death was b…

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by Jon Craig
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
Bloomfield Burglar Hit At Least 3 Businesses, Tried To Flee In Taxi: Police Bloomfield Burglar Hit At Least 3 Businesses, Tried To Flee In Taxi: Police
Bloomfield Burglar Hit At Least 3 Businesses, Tried To Flee In Taxi: Police A Newark man has been charged in a series of smash-and-grab burglaries in Bloomfield Sunday, police said.  Responding to an activated alarm at John's Deli on West Passaic Avenue, police discovered that the glass front door had been smashed with a rock and that $200 had been taken from the cash register.  As officers checked around the building, they saw that the front door to another business, Prissy Paws, had been damaged. Officers found that the business had been ransacked and about $100 was taken from the register.  Officers combing the area spotted a man walking south on…

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by Paul Milo
South Passaic
News
Paterson IHOP Waitress Moved To Tears By $1,200 Tip Paterson IHOP Waitress Moved To Tears By $1,200 Tip
Paterson IHOP Waitress Moved To Tears By $1,200 Tip A group of grateful IHOP customers made this holiday season an unforgettable one for their Paterson waitress. Angelica Alicea was moved to tears Saturday morning when each customer at the table of nearly a dozen people handed her a $100 tip. The 30-year-old server, who recently moved to the area from Sussex County, thought only of her two children. Zellie Thomas of Paterson and his friend Jaylin Thomas came up with the idea. "It really is a privilege to be someone else's blessing," Thomas said on Facebook.

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by Cecilia Levine
Mount Pleasant
Business
POLL: IHOP Is Changing Its Name To IHOb -- But What's The 'B' Stand For? POLL: IHOP Is Changing Its Name To IHOb -- But What's The 'B' Stand For?
Poll: IHOP Is Changing Its Name To IHOb -- But What's The 'B' Stand For? Click here for an updated story: IHOP's Big Reveal: Restaurant Explains Why It Will Now Be Called IHOb Is the International House Of Pancakes having an identity crisis? America's beloved breakfast joint is changing its name to IHOb. CLICK HERE to find out what the B stands for.

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack
Lifestyle
Kids Eat Free At These Bergen County Restaurants Kids Eat Free At These Bergen County Restaurants
Kids Eat Free At These Bergen County Restaurants You're fresh out of groceries and don't even have the energy to even think about what to make for the family. Why not eat out? There are several Bergen County restaurants that allow kids to eat for free with paying adults. Here is the complete list below. Firehouse Subs All day Sunday with purchase of adult combo Locations in Mahwah, Totowa, Wayne Ho-Ho-Kus Inn, 1 Franklin Tpke., Ho-Ho-Kus Monday after 5 p.m. with purchase of adult entree Horizon Diner, 726 NJ-17 North, Ramsey Saturday and Sunday until noon kids eat for free off kids menu IHOP  Every day after 4 p.m. in Hasbrouck …

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by Cecilia Levine
White Plains
Lifestyle
New Westchester Eatery Featuring 'Unique Flavors' Creating A Buzz New Westchester Eatery Featuring 'Unique Flavors' Creating A Buzz
New Westchester Eatery Featuring 'Unique Flavors' Creating A Buzz There's a new restaurant in Hartsdale -- at the four corners at 10 N. Central Ave.  off of E. Hartsdale Ave. -- called Unico Food & Drinks. Its current hours are 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.  Visitors have been posting reviews about the restaurant in recent weeks.  People are raving about the restaurant, according to Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner and www.tripadvisor.com One called the food "DIVINE". Another said "WOW." Chief Brian Sernatinger and his wife, Deya, have opened three previous restaurants and this is their first in New York. They serve International food w…

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by Jon Craig
Englewood
Police & Fire
SUVs Crash Outside Englewood IHOP SUVs Crash Outside Englewood IHOP
SUVs Crash Outside Englewood IHOP ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- There was no immediate word on the extent of injuries Thursday morning after SUVs crashed in front of the Englewood IHOP. Police, firefighters and EMS responded to the North Dean Street crash just before 10:30 a.m. The driver of the second SUV in the photo required medical attention after the vehicle struck the first one as it turned to enter the restaurant parking lot.

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by Jerry DeMarco