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Houston police nix use of fast-food numbers at crime scenes
HOUSTON (AP) — Police commanders in Houston say order numbers taken from a popular Texas fast-food restaurant cannot be used to highlight evidence at crime scenes.
Officers are not allowed to use the distinctive orange-colored, tent-shaped numbers Whataburger customers receive so that orders can be brought to their tables.
Police spokeswoman Jodi Silva says there were concerns use of the markers amounted to a police endorsement of Whataburger.
She says the action was taken following the shooting death in March of a young woman. Officers who were waiting on crime-scene investigators wanted to mark bullet casings and other evidence and borrowed the order numbers from a nearby Whataburger.
Read more: http://www.newspressnow.com/news/national/houston-police-nix-use-of-fast-food-numbers-at-crime/article_70ea0fe1-ec9d-5645-8d6c-961cd5db72dc.html
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