BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A former Burger King manager was apprehended and charged after authorities claim he used a duplicate key and security code to steal around $3,500 from a store safe in mid-November 2025.
Kris Kumar faces charges of burglary and grand theft following an investigation by the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
The store manager originally reported the crime after discovering that an individual had entered the business office and used a security code to open the safe. Kumar was the only other person who would have known the safe’s combination at that time.
Kumar had recently been fired from his job at the restaurant after missing several shifts. Investigators identified him as a suspect because he had the necessary security codes to access the business safe.
The investigation showed Kumar visited a Home Depot to duplicate a key for the restaurant before he was terminated. Authorities allege he duplicated the key before handing in his uniform and what management thought was his only official key to the building.
Based on the evidence gathered by the General Crimes Unit, a judge signed an arrest warrant for Kumar. Later, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey would give Kumar the nickname of the ‘Burger King Bandit’.
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