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Three food establishments parted with cash Tuesday in a serial burglary.
At 3:15 a.m., authorities responded to an alarm at Le Virtu, 1927 E. Passyunk Ave., and found an empty cash register on the site’s block. Someone had forced open the front door lock and taken $100.
Officers reported to Johnny Chang’s, 2601 S. Broad St., at around 5:30 a.m. in response to a burglary-in-progress call. They also found the site’s front door broken, with the owner noting nearly $200 gone. Nearly four hours later, law enforcement workers ventured to Fuel, 1917 E. Passyunk Ave., where the proprietor said he had arrived at 7:30 to open his site and discovered its front door pried open and cash register missing. Police divulged someone had taken about $150.
To report information, call South Detectives’ tip line at 215-685-1635 or visit www.phillypolice.com/forms.
Contact Managing Editor Joseph Myers at jmyers@southphillyreview.com or ext. 124.
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