According to this article in the Wall Street Journal, restaurant owners are falling for prank callers identifying themselves as police officers. The callers demand the establishment conduct a strip search of a customer or employee they allege has stolen some valuable object, and provide a vague description:



"It might seem implausible that any manager could be compelled by an unknown caller to order someone to entirely disrobe and submit to a humiliating search for drugs or stolen money. Or that someone would succumb to such an examination. But investigators say there have been dozens of similar cases since 1999, involving Burger King, Wendy's, Applebee's and others."



Of course, the people being searched have the last laugh, in filing suit against the restaurants.



And tomorrow is April Fool's Day. . .



Saw it first on How Appealing.