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Cops: Man cooks meal, takes nap during burglary at Gwinnett Taco Bell

Police said the man came in through the Taco Bell drive-thru window.

Credit: Gwinnett County Police Department

Credit: Gwinnett County Police Department

Police said the man came in through the Taco Bell drive-thru window.
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Jan 8, 2020

Gwinnett County police are trying to find a man they said made himself a meal and took a nap during a burglary at a Taco Bell.

The bizarre burglary happened Christmas morning at the fast food restaurant on Sugarloaf Parkway in unincorporated Lawrenceville, police spokeswoman Cpl. Michele Pihera said Wednesday.

The man cooked himself a meal and took a nap before stealing a tablet and laptop.

Credit: Gwinnett County Police Department

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Credit: Gwinnett County Police Department

When an employee arrived to open the restaurant the next day, the fryer was on and some food was left out on the counters, according to a Gwinnett incident report.

Surveillance footage from inside the restaurant captured the man going in through the drive-thru window about 12:15 a.m. He used the fryer to make himself a meal and ate it. He then took a nap on the restaurant floor “for a substantial amount of time,” according to the incident report.

The man left about three hours later after stealing a laptop and tablet.

Man cooks meal, takes nap during burglary at Gwinnett  Taco Bell

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300.

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