So, this seems to be the subject of a made for TV movie, but it happened to me!
We started bowling at Country Club Lanes 15 weeks ago for their summer league. We paid $20 to get "sanctioned" which means that we are recognized as official bowlers with the national bowling associated. Weekly we paid $16 to bowl, where the AMF took their cut, and the rest went to the pot for the payout at the end of the season.
Fast forward to tonight:
We were supposed to arrive and get our payout, as the league ended last week. I arrived with my fellow teammates by 5:30pm, and there was no sign of the President or Secretary of our league. The Secretary is usually the first one there, and it was odd not to see him.
At about 6:15pm, they called us into the meeting room, and we knew something was up. Apparently there is reasonable suspicion to believe that the Secretary ran away with our money. This is what they said:
Bill, the President, and Ken, the Secretary showed up on Friday to get the check from AMF. One of the workers told Bill that there was reason to be suspicious of Ken, but he could not go into details. He also said, "I wouldn't give him the money." Bill went with Ken anyway to the bank, cashed the check, counted the money, and gave it to Ken to hold until tonight. He thought the problem was just between Ken and the guy, and didn't think anything of it.
A woman showed up, named Sharon, to the bowling alley a few weeks ago to tell them that she is looking for Ken, as she has a warrant out for his arrest - he apparently took her for $3,000. She was there tonight, with copies of the warrant. They were trying to track Ken down tonight, and all information he has is disconnected. He's totally MIA.
My anger is directed toward Country Club Lanes. 1. If they knew a few weeks ago that this man had a warrant out for his arrest, why would they not call the police and have them come get him - he's there every Tuesday. 2. If they knew that there was reasonable doubt that he shouldn't be given money, why give it to him?
There is a police report being filed - but there is nothing that we can do right now. Especially because he never filed the paper work to get us sanctioned.
Of all the dumb luck!
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Country Club Lanes should be reimbursing you all!!! OMG I can't believe that their management is that stupid that they wouldn't take the warning signs and DO SOMETHING. If someone showed me the warrant for someone, I would call the cops and say "hey heads up, he'll be here Tuesday night!"
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