Daily News | Philly man charged in theft of antique brass railing outside City Hall
Raymond Shendock, 41, of the 300 block of South Broad Street, was charged with criminal trespass and related crimes for allegedly stealing a section of the brass railing on the southeast side of City Hall last month. He was also charged in connection with a burglary at a house on the 2300 block of Market Street on Friday, police said.
Shendock was caught inside the Market Street house shortly before 11 a.m. Friday and arrested, police said. For the two incidents, he was charged with crimes including criminal conspiracy, burglary, and criminal trespass. Police said Shendock stole the section of the railing from outside City Hall on the morning of Dec. 9. After removing the railing, Shendock walked away with it, carrying it in a red shopping cart, police said.In 2016, there was a similar theft just a few blocks away. A thief stole a section of a brass hand railing from a curved staircase at the Union League of Philadelphia. A stone balustrade was also damaged during the theft.
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