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A Domino's Pizza employee called 911 early on Tuesday morning, after receiving a terrifying message through the restaurant's mobile ordering app.The message suggested that a person was being held hostage in a residential neighborhood in Sherman Oaks, California, so the Domino's employee called the cops—just as anyone might do in that situation. According to NBC San Diego, a team of tactically armored officers surrounded the home, and at least one resident was put in handcuffs, but the alleged captive couldn't be found. Several people were led out of the house and interviewed, but none of them knew about any hostage situation or about the message that had been sent to Domino's.
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Victims of these acts have been seriously injured by officers who have responded to the calls, and in December 2017, Andrew Finch was shot and killed after a vindictive Call of Duty player mistakenly gave Finch's home address to the police, instead of the address of the other gamer he'd beefed with online.But the Sherman Oaks situation could have another unintended consequence, if it means that it causes pizza shop employees to take reports of kidnappings or abuse less seriously. As strange as it sounds, two Domino's workers have previously been credited with saving the lives of two women who were being held hostage in two separate incidents.In July, a woman left a note inside a Domino's Pizza in Anthony, Texas, writing that she'd been kidnapped by her husband and needed help. "I heard somebody come in. So, I came to the front to take the order," an unidentified Domino's worker told KFOX14.
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