Crime & Safety
How One Piece Of Evidence Helped Philadelphia Police Detect A Burglary Pattern And Arrest A Suspect
"When they got here at 9 o'clock, my boys called and said someone had busted the glass," said Chrissy, a manager at the store.
November 7, 2025
It's 7:06 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26, in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood.
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Video obtained by CBS News Philadelphia shows a man eating an apple and lobbing something through the plate-glass window of a business near 2nd and Market streets, smashing it.
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Police say 66-year-old Derek Wilks broke into several small businesses in Center City and Old City and took more than $5,000/CBS News Philadelphia
Police say the thief took the cash register, which they say had $1,500 inside. By this point, investigators say the thief has burglarized six Center City and Old City small businesses in a week, including Sonny's Famous Steaks.
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