Cops hunt for enraged McDonald's customer who smashed a register and 'abused staff after they asked him to wear a mask and sign in using a QR code'
Police are hunting for a man who smashed a McDonald's register to the ground after staff at the Sydney fast food restaurant asked him to scan a QR code.
Security cameras caught the man going berserk at the counter at the McDonald's on Windsor Rd, Kellyville Ridge, in the city's northwest, just before 8pm on Saturday.
The man allegedly lost his temper after a staff member asked him to check in using a QR code as part of the state's coronavirus regulations.
The moustachioed man allegedly became agitated after being asked to leave for refusing to wear a face mask and refusing to scan the coronavirus QR code
The man snapped without warning and flung the order register and displays off the counter
NSW Police said the man, aged in his late 20s or early 30s, was asked to leave after he refused to put on a mask.
The man snapped suddenly, pushing an register to the ground as paper displays went flying.
He allegedly screamed abuse at staff during the outburst, however police said nobody was injured.
Quakers Hill Police Area Command are investigating have asked for the public to help identify the man.
Anyone with information can call Castle Hill police station on 02 9680 5399.
The man was calm in the seconds before he suddenly went berserk in a face mask tantrum
The order register and displays can be seen flying off the back of the counter
