Crime: Nothing Was About At the In-N-Out

A local resident stopped by In-N-Out Burger on Sunday but noticed something was strangely amiss.

The lights were on, but nobody was home.

According to the blotter of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, the popular restaurant—open late seven days a week—was instead locked down tight.

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There were no employees to be found, either, and the informant didn’t stick around to tell deputies the lowdown face-to-face. He called 9-1-1 and headed elsewhere.

Deputies filled in the blanks less than a minute after being dispatched. Wendy's, perhaps?

A business with a strong Christian core—check out the Bible verse on the bottom lip of the cups—it was closed. 

For Easter.

For what it's worth, bank on it being closed Christmas, too.

The suspicious circumstances call was made Sunday, 9:52 p.m., from the 30100 block of Santa Margarita Parkway.

This report was culled from the Orange County Sheriff's website. Not all facts in each report are made public; the outcome of the report, as well as the facts, may differ from the original blotter item. All items are alleged to have occurred. There should be no assumption of guilt based on this limited information.

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