A homeless man might have gotten away with burglarizing a Forks Township Italian restaurant if it wasn't for a bottle of booze hanging out of his backpack, township police said.

Charged is 31-year-old Maurice Anthony Greene.

Forks Township police were aware of recent burglaries to deLorenzo's Restaurant and at 12:45 a.m. Wednesday performed a security check to make sure all doors were secured.

A Forks Township patrol officer at 2:10 a.m. spotted Greene, carrying a backpack with a bottle of liquor sticking out, walking north in the 1500 block of Sullivan Trail, police said.

The officer asked Greene where he was going and where the alcohol came from, and Greene allegedly replied he got the bottle from a friend. The officer then checked the restaurant and saw the doors were slightly open and tampered, police said.

Police searched Greene and seized veal chops and shrimp stuffed into plastic bags, as well as additional bottles of booze, two scissors, a flashlight and prosciutto inside the backpack.

Greene also made off with $194 worth of cash from the register, as well as the key to the register, according to police.

Cheryl Yannuzzelli, owner of deLorenzo's Restaurant, reported to police veal chops, shrimp and some bottles of alcohol were missing based on her inventory, as well as the cash from the register.

The total value of all items taken were valued at $606, according to police.

Greene is charged with burglary, theft, receiving stolen property, loitering, criminal mischief and possessing instruments of crime.

He was arraigned Wednesday before District Judge John Capobianco, who set bail at $12,000.

In lieu of bail, Greene was sent to Northampton County Prison.

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