Father & son steal $40,000 worth of chicken wings from NY restaurant where they both worked

[Miles Archer]

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say a father and son stole more than $40,000 worth of chicken wings from a New York restaurant where they worked and sold them on the street or to other businesses.

The Onondaga County Sheriff's Office says 56-year-old Paul Rojek and 33-year-old Joshua Rojek, both of Syracuse, were caught stealing wings from the Twin Trees Too Restaurant in Syracuse.

Deputies say both men were employed as cooks when they placed numerous chicken wing orders with the restaurant's wholesaler. Officials say the Rojeks would later pick up the orders and resell them at a reduced price.

Deputies say the men billed about $41,000 worth of wing orders to the restaurant's account between last February and Nov. 21. Both have been charged with grand larceny and falsifying business records. It couldn't be determined if they have lawyers.

http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/2015/12/11/police-father-son-stole-41k-worth-wings-employer/77144994/

[NV Whino]

1. I thought maybe they were stocking up for Super Bowl Sunday.

[longship]

2. "Father & son steal $40,000 of worthless bones and skin."

How did chicken wings become a good thing? I guess if one spices them up and calls them "buffalo wings" that might happen.

People will think of a buffalo and ignore the fact that they are gnawing on mere skin and bones with some spicy covering.

[Aerows]

3. Good wings are tender and juicy

I love wings!

[Retrograde]

4. Good marketing?

When I was growing up in Buffalo chicken wings weren't a thing- just parts that came with a chicken. Or you could buy them separately, usually very cheaply.

There's actually some good meat on 2/3 of the wing (the tips aren't good for anything but the stock pot), but they're rarely prepared well - even in Buffalo. Most places throw them into the deep fryer, than slather them with sticky sweet/hot sauce. I use the Alton Brown two-step steaming/baking method that is more time-consuming but produces a lighter, more chicken-y product. (And don't get me started on nachos....)

But enough people seem to like the standard way of producing wings that a lot of them are sold to make it worth stealing or defrauding.