Pizza prank gone too far: Spruce Grove man harassed by being sent over $1K of pizza

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Like many people, Justin Rybicki loves pizza.

However with what he’s been coping with for the previous six months, it will be comprehensible if he doesn’t crave pizza for fairly some time.

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The Spruce Grove man has been the sufferer of a pizza prankster, who has ordered greater than $1,000 value of pizzas to his house and his office, and Rybicki has been pressured to take care of the wrath of indignant supply drivers and pizza retailer staff when he tells them he’s not the particular person ordering them.

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“The primary one began on Nov. 19. I used to be on the brink of sit down with my household and have soup for supper when the door bell rang and it was a Pizza 73 supply man on the door with a bunch of pizzas,” mentioned Rybicki.

“The pizza supply man bought mad at me, and requested me what he was alleged to do with it, and I mentioned, ‘I don;’t know, however I didn’t order $100 value of pizza, so I’m not paying for it.’ ”

The pizza prankster didn’t cease after simply as soon as. They have been simply getting began.

Rybicki mentioned it occurred three days in a row after that and that’s when he filed his first police report.

And, when Rybicki referred to as Pizza 73 and mentioned to place them on their ban checklist and never settle for any orders beneath his title, the prankster then switched it up and began ordering pizzas beneath Rybicki’s title from Domino’s Pizza.

“They took a month off, after which on Dec. 21, they began ordering from Domino’s,” mentioned Rybicki.

RCMP prompt he change his e-mail and all his passwords, however by some means the prankster bought a maintain of his new e-mail, and the pranks have continued.

Rybicki mentioned pizzas have been getting delivered to his home and his office on the Goodwill retailer in Spruce Grove, over and over.

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“They’ve completed this to me at the very least 9 or 10 instances thus far, they usually’ve wasted over $1,000 value of pizza,” mentioned Rybicki.

“I really feel so unhealthy for not simply my state of affairs, nevertheless it’s losing the time of the supply drivers and the companies. They’re out of cash and product.”

Rybicki mentioned the final time the prankster struck was on March 26, when pizza from Domino’s was delivered to his home and his mom informed the supply driver to place Rybicki’s title on the corporate’s ban checklist.

Rybicki says he has no thought who’s doing this to him. Whether or not it’s a former good friend, or a present or previous co-worker, however this complete infantile prank has gone too far. It’s grow to be harassment.

“What annoys me essentially the most is I can’t do something to cease it,” mentioned Rybicki.

“In one of many situations, the supply driver was making an attempt to drive me to pay for it, and after I defined the state of affairs to him, he tried to inform me, that I have to make it cease. If I might, I’d. No person desires to be coping with one thing like this on a regular basis.”

Rybicki mentioned he was once a comparatively trusting particular person, however this complete expertise has modified his mind-set now.

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“Day-after-day I examine my checking account, and there may be two-factor verification on all my accounts. I really feel like, what are they going to attempt to do subsequent?” mentioned Rybicki.

RCMP weren’t capable of finding out who has been making these pizza orders after the preliminary grievance was filed, however Rybicki plans to comply with up with police to allow them to know this has been occurring for practically six months.

Police say situations like this case are uncommon, and it’s not solely Rybicki who’s on the receiving finish of this unhealthy prank, the pizza supply particular person and the enterprise are affected too.

“Its unlucky as a result of the pizza place is out of cash on this case, and for the sufferer, he should really feel like why is he being focused like this. It might be regarding for him as properly,” mentioned RCMP Const. Gina Slaney.

Rybicki mentioned that his co-workers at Goodwill are very understanding of his state of affairs and he’s by no means bought into any type of bother when the orders of pizza have confirmed up on the door, and he’s having to take care of this irritating state of affairs always.

“My co-workers are like my second household. All of them really feel unhealthy about it and perceive what I’m coping with,” mentioned Rybicki.

Rybicki hopes that whoever behind this immature prank will get caught, and as for punishment, he has a couple of concepts of what he’d prefer to see handed out.

“I hope they get caught, they usually need to pay again for all of the pizza that’s gone to waste,” mentioned Rybicki.

“On prime of that, I hope they need to pay the quantity again in cash they’ve wasted on pizza and get it delivered to the homeless … that’s what I’d prefer to see.”

jhills@postmedia.com

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