‘Hamburglar’ hits Maine McDonald’s
‘Hamburglar’ hits Maine McDonald’s
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A real-life Hamburglar has struck at a Maine McDonald’s. Police say a young man, seemingly inspired by the pattie purloining character once featured in McDonald’s advertising campaigns, ran between a car and the takeout window at the Augusta restaurant Sunday night as an employee handed a bag of food to a driver.
A witness flagged down an officer leaving a nearby convenience store. Lt. Christopher Massey, acting on a description of the hungry thief, found him in the parking lot of a rival fast food restaurant diving into a McDonald’s bag. Massey said the suspect ran into the woods and was never caught.
McDonald’s replaced the stolen food, worth about $20.
Century-old light bulb still working
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — At least one of five century-old incandescent light bulbs still works after being pulled from the cornerstone of a Cleveland-area building along with a time capsule.
GE Lighting began a 100th anniversary celebration of the Nela Park operation on Monday at one of the park’s original buildings at the East Cleveland research center.
The lead-box time capsule held photos of Nela founders, journals, a book of technical specifications and a Plain Dealer. The 40-watt light bulbs were packed in sand above the box.
A special socket was used to show off one bulb’s longevity. The rest went to a research lab. The Nela industrial park is the headquarters of GE Lighting.