FAIRFIELD — Two men were arrested after police say they tried to steal over $5,000 worth of items from an area pawn shop on Monday.
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Fairfield Police wrote in a social media post that officers responded around 6:10 a.m. to Cashland on Dixie Highway on reports that two men were breaking into a storage container behind the building.
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Officers responded and initiated a traffic stop on their vehicle as it was leaving the parking lot.
They arrested Anthony Armacost, 49, and Donald Collett, 42. The officers also recovered over $5,700 worth of items, according to Fairfield Police.
Online jail records indicate that both suspects are in the Butler County Jail.
While handling this incident, a Fairfield Officer received a report of a stolen license plate. It turned out that the plate on the vehicle was used in the Cashland attempted theft.
The plate was returned to its owner.
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