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DENTON COUNTY – Denton’s Northeast Police Department is warning people to stop stealing Whataburger’s infamous plastic orange order numbers.
The department even compared side-by-side photos of order numbers they recovered in one case vs. how many were available at the Whataburger restaurant near Krugerville and Cross Roads.

Police recovered 70 numbers during a traffic stop about two weeks ago, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Police say a citation could be issued to anyone with the stolen number fort theft of property under $100.