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A man, who allegedly broke into a property Monday, also was linked to a similar crime at a West Passyunk eatery in July.
Nicholas Rescigno, 39, of the 1800 block of Roseberry Street, allegedly entered a home on the 2900 block of South 18th Street through a front basement window at 12:38 p.m. Monday, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. Upon police arrival, they entered yelling, “Police” at which time Rescigno is believed to have said, “You got me,” and started to lay down, placing his hands over his head.
The 27-year-old female resident’s belongings that Rescigno allegedly bagged up were recovered, Tolliver said.
Rescigno also was charged in the burglary at King of Wings, 2233 S. Woodstock St., at 4:21 a.m. July 21, Tolliver said.
He is believed to have entered the West Passyunk business through a front window, according to police. After repeated attempts to open the cash register within a four-minute timeframe, he allegedly placed the till in a garbage bag and escaped out of the same window he entered. He is believed to have pulled the bag through the window, but dropped it on the sidewalk, causing it to rip, according to video surveillance. He then allegedly fled eastbound on West Passyunk with the register.
He was charged with two counts of burglary, criminal trespassing, theft, receiving stolen property and criminal mischief, along with one count of possession of an instrument of crime, according to court records. His bail, which had not been posted by press time, was set at $50,000.
Rescigno pled guilty to a Montgomery County theft in 2005 and 10 South Philly burglaries in ’01, according to court records.
Contact Managing Editor Amanda L. Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117.
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