Two men were arrested early Thursday morning after allegedly breaking into a Kohl’s store in Ohio and stealing more than $2,000 worth of merchandise.
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Police from the Springfield Township Police Department near Akron were called to Kohl’s in the middle of the night for a commercial alarm activation.
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The alarm monitoring company saw two people enter and exit the front doors of the store. When officers arrived on scene, the alarm company said the duo had re-entered the store, police said in a social media post.
The two suspects tried to run away through an exit at the back of the store, but were both eventually captured.
“Happy Thanksgiving, burglars. You deserve a free ride to jail!” the department writes on social media.
The men, identified as 21-year-old Anthony Williams, Jr. and 20-year-old Ryan Thomas, were in possession of various clothing and perfume items worth more than $2,100.
Police later discovered that the men entered the store by forcing open the doors with a crowbar.
The duo was taken into custody and charged with burglary, theft, possession of criminal tools and obstructing official business.
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