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Burgler Goes For The Food - Story here

A hungry burglar more interested in food than glittering jewellery broke into nearly a dozen Seattle homes in the last week to gobble down vast quantities of food before being arrested, police say.

In one instance the ravenous burglar consumed six shrimp kebabs, a dozen mini corndogs, half a large package of lunch meat, a box of Creamsicles, a dozen clumps of frozen cookie dough, several handfuls of M&Ms, two fruit drinks and a glass of milk, according to Julie Sanchez, one of the burglary victims interviewed on local television.

The man, in his late 20s, was not identified by the police since he has not yet been charged with a crime. He was arrested after being caught rifling through a purse at a church in the northern part of Seattle, and his descriptions and belongings matched evidence from the burglaries.

"It's unusual to the extent that food appeared to his main motive," Seattle police spokeswoman Christina Bartlett said on Wednesday...