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Already in trouble for his alleged Christmas Day burglary of a Point Breeze location, a Grays Ferry man received additional charges last week in connection with four other heists.
On Jan. 31, authorities detained 41-year-old Lorenzo Whitaker, of the 2600 block of Oxford Street, two days after they had obtained an arrest warrant for him, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. They had been targeting him in an ongoing investigation for a series of commercial burglaries along the Point Breeze Avenue business corridor, including the aforementioned holiday incident at 21st Stop & Shop, 2050 Dickinson St., which they contend he also burglarized July 3; Point Breeze Supermarket, 1245 Point Breeze Ave., on Dec. 8; Diamond Ace Check Cashing, 1204 S. 31st St., on Dec. 17; Point Breakfast Luncheonette, 1438 Point Breeze Ave., on Dec. 20; and C&L Mini Market, 2060 Morris St., on Dec. 23.
In the 21st Stop & Shop incident, authorities responded to a burglary alarm and met the proprietor, with whom they conducted a walk-through that led to their discovering a hole in the ceiling, damage to the ATM and a bag of tools next to the machine. They located the alleged intruder hiding under the deli counter and arrested him. Whitaker, whom Tolliver said has declined to give a statement regarding the five matters, received possession of an instrument of crime, theft, criminal trespassing, burglary and criminal mischief charges.
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