Serious Hamburglar question

[Randomguy]

Why did he not get locked up?

[JerrySTL ★]

At about a $1 each, it was just petty theft. 

[jsharr ★]

https://www.inc.com/peter-economy/mcdonalds-hamburglar-sentenced-to-prison-this-late-night-happy-meal-turned-out-to-be-not-so-happy.html#:~:text=Follow%3A-,McDonald's Hamburglar Sentenced to Prison (Proving Once,That Crime Does Not Pay)

[MickinMD ★]

Employees of fast food places are known to go home with food.

I worked in late high school/early college at a Gino's in MD: much like a McD's and all the KFC chicken in MD was made at Gino's.

I used to come home with leftover cheesburgers, fries, Gino Giants (McD's copied it as the Big Mac) and KFC chicken which made me a hero to my younger siblings.

When I was in the back of the store making KFC chicken, other workers would walk back and say, "We decided to go to Dunkin Donuts after closing."

That meant I would make one more 18 piece pot of chicken than we expected to sell.  We'd trade the chicken with the Dunkin Donuts waitresses for free donuts and coffee.