McDonald's Burglars Grab Food Instead Of Cash In Park Slope

PARK SLOPE, NY — McDonald's was not lovin' a group of hamburglars who tried to pry open their cash registers and grabbed free food to-go, police said.

The hungry McDonald's lovers strolled through an unlocked door at Ninth Street and Fifth Avenue fast food joint on Christmas Day, the NYPD said. The store was closed for the holiday.

Surveillance video shows they gathered around cash registers, which they couldn't open. Denied money, the thieves contented themselves with throwing garbage around the restaurant.

They also grabbed $33 worth of soft drinks, milkshakes, parfaits, bottled water and other "miscellaneous" food items, police said.

Happy Meals in hand, the McDonald's miscreants left the restaurant and, so far, remain unidentified.

Police ask people with information to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). They can also submit tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or on Twitter @NYPDTips.