FOOD ‘FELONS’

Cops launch hunt for ‘serial dine and dash’ couple arrested after ‘trying to flee pub without paying £62 bill’

They have previous links to the Southend and Great Wakering areas

• Henry Martin, Freelance Reporter

• Published: 16:50, 25 Aug 2024

AN alleged ‘dine and dash’ couple accused of fleeing a pub without paying a £62 bill are being hunted by cops.

Essex Police say they want to speak with Daniel Alani and Kerry Stevens, both 38, in connection with a number of investigations into alleged making off without payment and failure to answer police bail.

Alani is around 5ft 8ins in height and described as having a “stocky build”, while Stevens is around 5ft in height and of “small build”, cops say.

They have previous links to the Southend and Great Wakering areas.

They were first probed by police in connection with a dine and dash incident where regulars stopped a couple believed to be fleeing a pub without paying their £62 bill.

A couple are thought to have fled The Castle Inn after scoffing prawn cocktail, breaded mushrooms and two roast chicken dinners with extra lamb.