Arrested man orders pizza to police station, gets additional charges

Pro tip: When you're being held in a police station and the cops let you make a phone call, ordering a pizza delivery may not be the best idea.
A Kentucky man who was arrested for shoplifting and public intoxication pulled a prank that went horribly wrong, reports local news outlet WKYT.
Michael Harp, 29, asked officers for permission to make a cell phone call, which he allegedly used to order five pizzas from Domino's. The catch? The pizzas arrived for Officer Wilson — the cop who had arrested Harp. Though the cops tracked the call to Harp's cell phone, he denied the entire incident.
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"I'm wrongfully accused on this here," Harp told WKYT. "They've charged me with two felonies over this pizza deal because I had my phone inside the holding cell. There was about 10 people who probably used the phone, so it's hard to say. Like I said, I never heard anyone say a word about Domino's pizzas. Any of it."
Harp is now facing additional charges for theft of identity, theft by deception, and impersonating a police officer.
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Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.
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