Thief turns himself in after breaking into a McDonalds, and making himself dinner.

Police in Iowa have charged a college student with breaking into a McDonald's restaurant after hours, warming up the grill and then making himself a hamburger, local media reported.

Whitley Allen Teslow, 21, turned himself to Cedar Falls police after local television showed surveillance video of a clean-cut burglar breaking into the fast-food outlet and grilling himself some beef patties.

The intruder also fired up the deep fryer to make French fries, before fleeing with a soft drink. No cash was taken from the till.

AFP