CHICAGO — Officials say Sherwin Degraffenreid has been convicted of burglary 12 times during his 65 years on planet Earth. Now, they say he committed yet another burglary while on pretrial release for two additional burglary cases.
Last August, prosecutors said Degraffenreid broke into a photography studio in the 4000 block of North Ravenswood and stole seven cameras and a tablet worth $6,100.
While Chicago cops were processing him and his belongings at the station, they found three Macbooks and other items belonging to another tenant in the same building, according to a CPD report.
Degraffenreid, who is still awaiting trial in those cases, is now facing accusations of burglarizing an Edgewater woman’s apartment. The woman, 21, saw a man leaving her apartment in the 6300 block of North Lakewood around 2:20 p.m. on May 16, according to police.
The report said that when presented with a photo lineup, the woman identified Degraffenreid as the burglar. Last month, investigators caught up with Degraffenreid while he was driving in the 1100 block of South California. They said they found a bag of burglary tools in his car, including screwdrivers and gloves.
He is currently being detained on a fresh robbery charge to accompany the pending cases from last August. Judge David Kelly pointed to his 12 previous felony convictions as one reason Degraffenreid should remain in jail.
