SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KGTV) – Authorities say a man broke into a bank to use a microwave for his Hot Pocket Wednesday.
Police were called to a Wells Fargo bank in San Diego early that morning.
When they arrived, they found a broken window near the bank’s drive-thru.
They say the alarm company reported surveillance cameras captured a man inside a break room and using the microwave.
Officers arrested the man and that’s when he admitted why he was there.
The man had the following exchange with a reported while he was being detained:
Reporter: “You did that for a Hot Pocket?”
Man: “Yes, all that for a Hot Pocket.”
Reporter: “You broke into a bank for a Hot Pocket?”
Man: “Hot Pocket. (singing) Hot Pocket.”
Reporter: “Was it worth it?”
Man: “Hell yeah it was worth it. *expletive* yes, it was worth it. A Hot Pocket? Hell yeah.”
The man was arrested on suspicion of breaking into the bank.
Authorities have not released his name or any other details.
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