‘Hamburglar’ caught red-handed on CCTV surrenders to police

A man who broke into an empty McDonald’s during the night and cooked himself a meal has handed himself in, police have said.

Hungry suspect Whitley Allen Testow, 21, was caught red-handed on CCTV footage – which shows the US student climbing through the drive-through window, searching for ingredients and even helping himself to sauces.
According to the fast food restaurant in Iowa, McDonald's workers arrived at 4.20 am to find a window broken, and it appeared food had been cooked in the restaurant.

During the footage, he appears to take some burgers out of the freezer before putting them on the grill.

The student then proceeds to grab what could be ketchup and a drink before struggling to flee from the crime scene through the window.

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Cedar Falls Police, who released the bizarre footage, said that the so-called ‘hamburglar’ surrendered this week after seeing a TV crime programme featuring him caught in the act.

Following last Sunday’s incident, Mr Testow was arrested on Tuesday and charged with one count each of third-degree burglary, fourth-degree criminal mischief and fifth-degree theft.

We can only wonder why he didn’t have time to fry the chips.