Restaurant burglar who chowed down on 11 lobsters and white wine fell asleep

Cops: Restaurant burglar who chowed down on 11 lobsters and white wine fell asleep

Associated Press
Posted: 06/20/2009 09:24:59 AM PDT
Updated: 06/20/2009 09:24:59 AM PDT

A man suspected of breaking into a Maine restaurant will have to get used to jailhouse food after workers at the eatery discovered lobsters and wine missing — and the suspect asleep on a bench.

Police say Paul Bruneau broke into the Portland Lobster Co. through a rear window and stuffed his pockets with cash before chowing down on the better part of 11 prepared lobsters worth about $300. He washed it all down with a white wine.

The Portland Press Herald reports Bruneau also left a refrigerator open, causing about $1,000 worth of food to be thrown away.

Bruneau, who was already out on bail, was being held Friday at the Cumberland County Jail. He couldn't be reached for comment.