Wanted Man: I’ll Turn Myself In If Police Get 1000 Facebook Shares

He also promised to bring a dozen doughnuts.

A wanted man wanted something in return for turning himself in: 1,000 Facebook shares.



The Detroit-area man, who calls himself “Champagne Torino” on Facebook made the challenge on Friday to the Redford Township Police Dept.

It came after Torino left a message that some (well, most) people might construe as negative on a post regarding a home invasion.

The person manning the department’s Facebook page threatened to ban Torino from the page.


Since Torino already has several arrest warrants against him, it’s a wonder he was on the page at all. It’s unclear what his arrest warrants are for.

Still, the threat of a ban sparked his competitive nature. He promised to turn himself in if the department’s next post got 1,000 shares. He also sweetened the deal by promising to come with a dozen doughnuts and to pick up every piece of litter around local schools.



The department happily accepted the challenge, joking that the doughnuts were the key element:

“Donuts!!!! He promised us donuts! You know how much we love Donuts! Help us win this challenge and clean up blght in Redford at the same time! It’s as easy as a SHARE of this post.”



Within an hour the post had more than the 1,000 shares, Torino demanded. Since Friday, it’s been shared more than 4,200 times.

Officers tried to be philosophical about it on a post, explaining that “everyone gets caught at some point.”



"It is amazing the support we get from the community. Mr. "Torino" gave us a challenge. That challenge was accepted. He may or may not be a man of his word. It is our experience everyone gets caught at some point. He has drawn a lot of attention to himself, and that makes it hard to hide from reality. The important thing to be seen here is the support of the community, and the desire to help. Our jobs would be next to impossible without that partnership. 1000 shares in just over an hour!While this was fun, it was also educational. Thank you."-Sgt. Duane Gregg and Officer Jennifer Mansfield




And yet, despite this, Torino, who on Facebook describes his occupation as 'head savage' for a manufacturing firm, has yet to come in – with or without doughnuts.

The police say they're confident of catching him, though. And today efforts were stepped up. We even know his real name, now.