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A couple in Essex pulled off a brazen dine-and-dash at The Halfway House, ordering two steaks, sides, dessert, and fourteen Baby Guinness shots — totaling over $230 — before vanishing from the restaurant. Caught on CCTV, they appeared relaxed until the woman exited front door on her phone while the man bolted through the back. Later, the woman returned and paid $90, claiming ignorance, leaving the man still at large and owing $140. Police are searching for him, and while the restaurant’s owner shared the footage hoping to deter others, the public response has been overwhelmingly supportive. This isn’t an isolated case — similar incidents are rising nationwide, hitting small businesses hard as patrons leave without paying for meals ranging from fish and chips to steak dinners.

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