Wyoming restaurant shames dine-and-dashers who skipped out on $130 bill

Nypost · Aug 10, 2026 · 434 words · By Zoe Hussain

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Add The New York Post on Google A Wyoming restaurant owner publicly shamed a family of four alleged dine-and-dashers who fled without paying their $130 bill — after reporting a past similar offense to the police went nowhere, according to reports.

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Zoey Aldahash, the proprietor of Sweet Zoey Mediterranean restaurant in Casper, posted an image on Facebook that appeared to show a woman, man, and two teenagers who racked up a large tab at her restaurant in May.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A Wyoming restaurant owner publicly shamed a family of four alleged dine-and-dashers who fled without paying their $130 bill”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that a Wyoming restaurant owner (Zoey Aldahash) posted images of a family of four on Facebook after they allegedly left without paying a $130 bill.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cheyenne ( shy-AN or shy-EN) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming. Its population was 65,132 at the 2020 census, while the Cheyenne metropolitan area encompassing all of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheyenne,_Wyoming

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Laramie () is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States, known for its high elevation at 7,200 feet (2,200 m), for its railroad history, and as the home of the University …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laramie,_Wyoming

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wyoming ( wy-OH-ming) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyoming

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Claim 2: “Rebekah Ladd, a public information officer for the Casper Police Department, told the outlet that social media posts can lead to unfounded accusations, misidentification, or harassment.”

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Multiple sources, including a MuckRock document and news reports from Wyoming Public Media and Cowboy State Daily, explicitly identify Rebekah Ladd as the Public Information Officer for the Casper Police Department.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — African Americans are a demographic minority in the United States. African-Americans' initial achievements in various fields historically establish a foothold, providing a precedent for more widesprea…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ladd said the department is fortunate that the city has great mechanisms in place to support both mental and physical health. However, in the law enforcement profession, officers and staff face unique…
https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/health/2026-07-30/casper-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Rebekah Ladd, public information officer for the Casper Police Department, said her department has been coordinating with state and federal law enforcement agencies, the Wyoming Highway Patrol and the…
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2022/05/23/wyoming-law-enforcem…

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Claim 3: “Zoey Aldahash, the proprietor of Sweet Zoey Mediterranean restaurant in Casper, posted an image on Facebook that appeared to show a woman, man, and two teenagers who racked up a large tab at her restaurant in May.”

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Multiple sources identify Zoey Aldahash as the owner of Sweet Zoey Mediterranean in Casper and confirm she posted photos of four individuals on Facebook regarding a dine-and-dash incident.

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web search NEUTRAL — After their most recent dine-and-dash experience, Sweet Zoey posted a photo of the dine-and-dashers on Facebook. Article continues after ad. “They ate everything: appetizers, drinks, sweets, mains, ev…
https://www.dexerto.com/food/restaurant-blasts-dine-and-dash…

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web search NEUTRAL — After four customers dined and dashed the Sweet Zoey restaurant in Casper, the owner posted photos of them online instead of calling the police. “You come in and order this much, and just leave withou…
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/08/08/casper-restaurants-d…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sweet Zoey restaurant owner Zoey Aldahash bypassed police to expose a family of four on Facebook after they skipped out on a $130 bill in Wyoming.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/10/us-news/wyoming-restaurant-sha…

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Claim 4: “The owner of the eatery known for its baklava and kebabs decided not to involve the police and post the four customers on social media after cops failed to nab a group of five dine-and-dashers at her restaurant in 2024.”

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While the evidence confirms the owner bypassed the police for the current incident, the provided text does not explicitly mention a previous incident involving a group of five dine-and-dashers in 2024 or the police's failure to apprehend them.

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web search NEUTRAL — Others urged Aldahash to contact police, while some expressed outrage at the alleged decision to eat a full meal and leave without paying. The incident also prompted comparisons with other restaurants…
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/wyoming-restaurant-diners-flee-wit…

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