Bartender's tip leads to arrest in Key West buoy burning

[TexasTowelie]

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Always remember to tip your server, if you know what’s good for you.

A tourist left a bad impression in a Key West bar by ordering drinks three times on New Year’s Eve without leaving a tip.

The memory stuck with the bartender, who helped police identify the Christmas tree arsonists who damaged the city’s iconic buoy at the Southernmost Point in the United States.

The Miami Herald reports that bartender Cameron Briody recognized the man who stiffed him in a webcam video of the arson.

Read more: https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/bartenders-tip-leads-to-arrest-in-key-west-buoy-burning/

[bahboo]

1. love it...justice will be served....

[MyOwnPeace]

2. Having worked as one......

you DO remember certain 'customers' that have high expectations and low returns!

[PJMcK]

3. The perpetrators are idiots

They made an indelible impression at the bar by stiffing the bartender. He remembered them when he saw the video of them torching the Christmas tree next to the marker. He remembered that they paid for their drinks with a credit card and he had the receipts.

If you're going to commit a crime, it's not a good idea to leave a trail behind you.

Idiots and criminals.