Simone M. Paolercio, Lakeland, Florida (arrested Dec 2011) [throwing hash browns at Macs]

TMP · Dec 19, 2011

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Name: Simone M. Paolercio, 5723 Scott Lake Rd., Lakeland, Florida

Age: 39

School: Lakeland Highlands Middle School, Lakeland, Florida

Position: 6th-grade Geography teacher

Email: simone.paolercio@polk-fl.net

Class website: https://sites.google.com/a/mypolkschools.net/6th-grade-geography/introduction

Central Florida News 13 (18 Dec 2011): Lakeland teacher arrested after ‘chucking’ hashbrowns at McDonald’s worker

Central Florida News said:

’s not clear what the dispute was about but deputies say Paolercio demanded a refund. Deputies say after the manager refused, [Simone] Paolercio "chucked" the food through the drive-thru window, with hashbrowns striking the window attendant in the face and chest ... Paolercio told deputies she is currently a teacher at Lakeland Highlands Middle School. She was booked into the Polk County Jail and charged with battery.
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My Fox Tampa Bay (18 Dec 2011): Polk teacher arrested after throwing food at restaurant employees

My Fox Tampa Bay said:

A 39-year-old Polk County teacher is facing a battery charge after she allegedly started throwing food at a McDonald’s restaurant in Lakeland. According to a Polk County Sheriff’s Office report, [Simone] Paolercio ordered $20 worth of food from the McDonalds at 4721 South Florida Ave. just before 10 a.m. when she became involved in a dispute over her order.
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Tampa Tribune (18 Dec 2011): Polk teacher tosses food at worker, faces charge

Tampa Tribune said:

The incident was captured on a surveillance video. [Simone] Paolercio sped away in her car, but she was located at her home and arrested without incident. She was charged with battery and booked under $500 bail, jail records show. Paolercio told deputies she taught at Lakeland Highlands Middle School.
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The Ledger (18 Dec 2011): Deputies: Thrown Hash Browns Lead to Teacher's Arrest

The Ledger said:

A McDonald's security video released by the Sheriff's Office shows two employees speaking to [Simone] Paolercio and holding a receipt for a few minutes. Then a small golden hash brown is seen coming through the window but the video doesn't show whether it struck anyone. Shortly after, two pancake platters are shoved through the window along with drinks and a bag. According to an arrest affidavit, a hash brown hit one of the employees, who was standing behind a manager.
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Sun-Sentinel (18 Dec 2011): Drive-through dispute: Airborne hash brown lands teacher in jail

Sun-Sentinel said:

Simone Paolercio ... wasn't happy with what she received — in particular, she was upset about two hash browns, according to her arrest affidavit. Paolaercio argued with the attendant and manager. After her request for a refund was denied, Paolercio threw the food back through the drive-through window, hitting the attendant in the face and chest, the Sheriff's Office said.
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ABC Action News (18 Dec 2011): Argument over fast food order lands Polk teacher in jail

ABC Action News said:

[Simone] Paolercio fled the area in her car immediately after the incident, which was caught on the store's surveillance video. Paolercio, who told deputies she teaches at Lakeland Highlands Middle School, was later arrested at her home. She was booked into the Polk County Jail on a battery charge.
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WTSP (19 Dec 2011): VIDEO: Lakeland teacher Simone Paolercio arrested for battery on McDonald's employee

WTSP said:

According to investigators, 39-year-old Simone Paolercio was in the drive-thru of a McDonald's on South Florida Avenue Saturday morning when she got into a dispute with the window attendant over her order. They say Paolercio demanded a refund. When the manager refused, she allegedly threw the food through the window, striking the attendant in the face and chest.
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Miami Herald (19 Dec 2011): Potatoes, pancakes tossed through drive-through window

Miami Herald said:

An argument over a breakfast order ended up with the customer tossing a hunk of hashed browns through the drive-through window, according to police. A middle school teacher was arrested after flinging the spuds at a Lakeland McDonald’s employee, according to a report on Ledger.com. Simone M. Paolercio, 39, of Lakeland, was arrested at home and charged with misdemeanor battery, the report said.
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Huffington Post (19 Dec 2011): Simone Paolercio, Florida Teacher, Jailed After Throwing Fast Food At McDonald's Employee (VIDEO)

Huffington Post said:

An argument ensued. It seems that things did not go as [Simone] Paolercio had planned. Security camera footage of the incident reveals that, after a few minutes of verbal sparring, the teacher threw some of her food, including a hash brown, at the manager. At this point, from the looks of the video (which is admittedly audio-free), negotiations break down completely. Paolercio proceeds to put her entire, ample order on the take-out ledge, one piece at at a time. The manager points in the direction of the security camera and picks up a telephone ...
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UK Daily Mail (19 Dec 2011): Not lovin' it: Teacher 'threw $20 of McDonald's breakfast back at drive-thru staff following hash brown dispute'

After a member of staff fetched the manager, who is seen on CCTV trying to reason with the teacher, [Simone Paolercio] then throws what appears to be a hash brown at his face before placing all the items on the window ledge, letting them spill to the floor. She then sped off in her white SUV but was later arrested by police at home.
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The Smoking Gun (19 Dec 2011): Hash Browns Rage! Teacher Arrested For Pelting McDonald’s Worker With Food At Drive-Thru Window

The Smoking Gun said:

Jessica Balderas, a McDonald’s worker, told cops that “there was a disagreement over two hashbrowns,” according to a Polk County Sheriff’s Office report. [Simone] Paolercio reportedly became “irritated” and “wanted them to take the food back and refund her money.” After a manager arrived to speak with Paolercio, the educator tossed some of the food items back through the drive-thru window when the man refused to provide a refund. Paolercio later admitted that she "chucked it" through the window when her refund demand was rejected.
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Broward Palm Beach Pulp (19 Dec 2011): Middle School Teacher Charged With Battery After Allegedly Hurling Hash Browns

Simone Paolercio teaches children during the week at Lakeland's Highlands Middle School, but this Saturday, she was allegedly tossing hash browns at a McDonald's employee ... When the guy working the drive-through handed off the food to Paolercio, there was something she wasn't too happy about in there.
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