By Marcy Axness and Gary Meyer, TME

So this guy drives a forklift into a restaurant….

No, really. On Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 5:22 a.m., Kern County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the Lebec Jack In The Box regarding a vandalism.

There they found a stolen United Rentals forklift crashed into the side of the restaurant, where it had been left in the lobby area. The suspect had…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Above: Suspect in action caught on surveillance video; Above, right: Past photo of Sanders; Right: The alleged getaway vehicle, a stolen dark gray Dodge Ram truck, which had, according to the KCSO, ‘minor rear end damage.’

There was quite a mess to clean up Tuesday, Oct. 22, following this new version of drive-thru service via forklift at Jack in the Box in Lebec. This flamboyant break-in netted the driver a meager $600 and a quick ticket to custody. It was all recorded on camera. Take a bow, fella.

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This is part of the October 25, 2019 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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