Meatloaf thief on the loose in Denham Springs

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Two law enforcement agencies are searching for a man who broke into a Livingston Parish restaurant and made his own meal.

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Early Monday morning, the man broke into Cafe Pere-Dale on Florida Boulevard where he helped himself to some meatloaf, cheesecake, and the cash register.

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"We're calling him the meatloaf bandit," said owner Waymond Dale

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The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office and the Denham Springs Police Department are both looking for the thief. The suspected thief was caught on surveillance video at a neighboring gas station before the break-in.

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Also that night, a burglar alarm sounded at a hair salon across the street and a woman who had run out of gas said a man on foot demanded cigarettes from her. Law enforcement isn't sure if it was the same person as the restaurant burglar.

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