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Ridgewood Wendy’s Struck by Toilet Thief Twice

The local Ridgewood fast-food chain was left without flush fixtures multiple times.

Ridgewood Wendy’s Struck by Toilet Thief Twice

Ridgewood Wendy’s Struck by Toilet Thief Twice

The local Ridgewood fast-food chain was left without flush fixtures multiple times.

Ridgewood Wendy’s Struck by Toilet Thief Twice

Richard Mirabile, a 44-year-old man from Congers, New York, was charged with burglary and other crimes for a series of thefts within the restrooms of eight fast-food and fast-casual restaurants throughout Queens between Nov. 23, 2018 and Dec. 28, 2018, according to the Queens District Attorney’s press release. He hit the local Ridgewood Wendy’s at 61-11 Fresh Pond Road twice.

“The defendant in this case stopped into various restaurants in Queens County—not for food, but for toilet flush fixtures,” Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said. “Bypassing…

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