--- title: Burger Burglar Thwarted By Cops Who Ordered Other Burgers description: A suspect barricaded in an In-N-Out forced the cops waiting him out to order their burgers from another franchise. canonical: https://time.com/5476782/burger-burglar-innout/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-11T18:50:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:22.743Z og:title: Burger Burglar Thwarted by Cops After 12-Hour Standoff og:description: A man barricaded in an In-N-Out caused law enforcement to order other burgers og:url: https://time.com/5476782/burger-burglar-innout/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7fbea44708280b29/6989414b8fd2eebd1735d5d4/in-n-out-burger.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: US-POLITICS-CAMPAIGN-MONEY og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Burger Burglar Thwarted by Cops After 12-Hour Standoff twitter:description: A man barricaded in an In-N-Out caused law enforcement to order other burgers twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7fbea44708280b29/6989414b8fd2eebd1735d5d4/in-n-out-burger.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Alleged Burger Burglar Thwarted by Cops After 12-Hour Standoff  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Dec 11, 2018 6:50 PM UTC  People enter an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Alhambra, California, on August 30, 2018. People enter an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Alhambra, California, on August 30, 2018.FREDERIC J. BROWN—AFP/Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Dec 11, 2018 6:50 PM UTC For one attempted [hamburglar](http://time.com/4764813/ronald-mcdonald-statue-missing/) at an [In-N-Out](http://time.com/5382788/in-n-out-donates-republican-party/) in Temple City, California, the tables were turned — somewhat — after his extended stakeout of the fast food joint ended on a low note on Monday, with an arrest following the twelve hour detente. But the funniest part of the crime? The cops camping out outside the [popular burger franchise](http://time.com/money/4770527/in-n-out-lynsi-snyder-fortune-ownership/) turned the joke on him, as they ended up ordering In-N-Out burgers themselves — from a different location, of course — to ease their hunger pains while they waited out their criminal. According [to local news](https://ktla.com/2018/12/10/male-barricades-himself-inside-temple-city-business-prompting-evacuations/), police responded to an alarm call in the early hours of Monday morning, arriving at the local In-N-Out to find an unauthorized suspect on the scene. With the help of a law enforcement canine named Deek, they located the man barricaded in the “roof structure” of the restaurant and attempted to make contact, although ultimately were forced to evacuate the area of bystanders and wait him out — for roughly a dozen hours. He ultimately came away peacefully and is in custody, according to the L.A. Sheriff’s Department. Ironically, it seems the cops may have gotten more burgers out of this deal than the man inside the restaurant itself. As for Deek? Let’s hope he gets a lifetime supply of burger meat, ideally served in In-N-Out’s famous “animal style.” > [](https://twitter.com/SEBLASD/status/1072261274652692480) > [](https://twitter.com/sarahimages/status/1072249524075159554) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5476782/burger-burglar-innout/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5476782/burger-burglar-innout/"},"headline":"Alleged Burger Burglar Thwarted by Cops After 12-Hour Standoff","datePublished":"2018-12-11T18:50:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:56:22.743Z","description":"Make it a double-double stakeout","url":"https://time.com/5476782/burger-burglar-innout/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Crime","Food & Drink"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7fbea44708280b29/6989414b8fd2eebd1735d5d4/in-n-out-burger.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7fbea44708280b29/6989414b8fd2eebd1735d5d4/in-n-out-burger.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-POLITICS-CAMPAIGN-MONEY","caption":"US-POLITICS-CAMPAIGN-MONEY","creditText":"FREDERIC J. 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