{"id":401377,"date":"2026-07-16T22:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/401377\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T22:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:36:12","slug":"sacramento-family-allegedly-walks-out-on-500-restaurant-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/401377\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento family allegedly walks out on $500 restaurant bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A California family allegedly walked out on their $500 tab at a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/09\/lifestyle\/seahorse-restaurant-is-bringing-the-union-square-food-scene-back-from-the-dead\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">popular seafood restaurant<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Surveillance footage from the Captain Crab in Sacramento showed the family of six quickly <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/09\/us-news\/dine-and-dash-charges-dropped-against-prada-loving-wannabe-food-influencer-after-psych-exam\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">exiting allegedly without paying<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A manager at the seafood joint, Brandy, confirmed the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/01\/us-news\/dine-and-dash-diva-carted-off-in-ambulance-after-discovering-shes-still-locked-out-of-luxury-nyc-pad\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dine-and-dash<\/a> and they\u2019re in the process of referring them to the police.<\/p>\n<p>A manager at the seafood joint, Brandy, confirmed the family dined-and-dashed and they\u2019re in the process of referring them to the Sacramento Police Department. X\/916today<\/p>\n<p>She said the store deals with food-stealers around \u201cthree-four times\u201d a month, and offenders are usually larger parties.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Crab has been trying to \u201calleviate\u201d the issue \u201cas much as possible,\u201d but the latest offense made them go public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cY\u2019all know I have money to pay for that s\u2013t,\u201d she said. \u201cI just be doing s\u2013t. Y\u2019all mad because you b\u2014hes ain\u2019t me.\u201d Instagram\/captaincrabsac<\/p>\n<p>The business shared a video where an alleged offender with the Instagram username datgurl_nanabee is heard bragging about the alleged crime and that she didn\u2019t do it out of necessity because \u201canybody who knows me know I stay with money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cY\u2019all know I have money to pay for that s\u2013t,\u201d she said. \u201cI just be doing s\u2013t. Y\u2019all mad because you b\u2014hes ain\u2019t me.\u201d She then admits to the crime anyway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cY\u2019all mad because I got away with a dine-and-dash and y\u2019all didn\u2019t,\u201d she said. \u201cWe just gave y\u2019all something else to talk about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Captain Crab describes itself as a dining establishment \u201crich\u201d in Cajun heritage. Instagram\/captaincrabsac<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur dishes are inspired by traditional Louisiana recipes, bringing authentic flavors to every plate,\u201d they wrote. Instagram\/captaincrabsac<\/p>\n<p>The person is seen in the surveillance footage with the same shirt on that she wears in an Instagram post. She\u2019s heard telling social media users not to share the video \u201cbefore we be getting outside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Captain Crab describes itself as a dining establishment \u201crich\u201d in Cajun heritage. \u201cOur dishes are inspired by traditional Louisiana recipes, bringing authentic flavors to every plate,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The chain has locations in Sacramento, Clovis, Elk Grove, and Stockton.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear if anyone in the family has been charged with a crime. A dining and dashing charge, known as \u201cdefrauding an innkeeper\u201d in California, would likely be a misdemeanor offense if the value was under $950, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.losangelescriminallawyer.pro\/california-penal-code-section-537-a-pc-defrauding-an-innkeeper.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">legal experts.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n<p>California Post News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCaliforniaPost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@CaliforniaPost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@thecaliforniapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Vb6a2IV1NCrL6q2AWq0E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WhatsApp<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a><br \/>California Post Sports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/capostsports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/capostsports\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CaliforniaPostSports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a><br \/>California Post  <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Opinion<\/a> <br \/>California Post Newsletters: <a href=\"https:\/\/email.nypost.com\/#california-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sign up here!<\/a><br \/>California Post App: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Download here!<\/a><br \/>Home delivery: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.californiapost.com\/defaultCAP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up here!<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/><\/a>Page Six Hollywood: <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/hollywood-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sign up here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A California family allegedly walked out on their $500 tab at a popular seafood restaurant on Tuesday. 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