Officials: Florida Man Robs Wendy's After Grilling Burger
Investigators with the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said a man broke into a Wendy’s on Jensen Beach Boulevard in Jensen Beach and stole a safe.
They said before he left the restaurant, he fired up the grill, made a burger, and had himself a snack.
The burglary was on June 23 and police said on that same night, he also tried to break into a gas station down the street.
“I think he was drunk,” said Vinay Solanki, the manager of the gas station, Rocket Fuel.
The Martin County Sheriff's Office says the suspect forced his way into a Wendy's in Jensen Beach, Florida, by smashing a window with a brick. He then fired up the grill, made himself a hamburger, and walked away with the store's safe. He also went to another Jensen Beach restaurant, where he helped himself to more food and money
Update: Police arrest 'modern day Hamburglar' in Martin County
JENSEN BEACH, Fla. —
- The suspect captured on video making himself a late night snack before stealing a restaurant safe has been arrested.
Martin County Sheriff’s detectives and Road Patrol deputies arrested Patrick Benson on Sunday morning.
Benson was charged with burglary, grand theft and attempted burglary after he was caught on video inside two Jensen Beach restaurants after hours.