Roxborough man arrested for multiple Ridge Ave. burglaries
Philadelphia Police have arrested a man they say is connected to six recent burglaries along Ridge Avenue in Roxborough.
Michael Giordano, 23, of Mitchell St., was arrested on Feb. 26 after a witness gave his description as a suspect in the burglary of Barry’s Steaks on Leverington Avenue earlier that day.
After an investigation, Giordano was identified as the suspect in this burglary and the early-morning Feb. 8 burglary of Dream House Asian Bistro on Ridge Avenue.
In that incident, police say Giordano took blank checks, $20 in loose change and a pack of cigarettes.
According to police, Giordano is also connected with four other burglaries in the area of 6000 Ridge Avenue in Roxborough.
Giordano is charged with multiple burglaries and related offenses.
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