Gwinnett police said it arrested two men accused of stealing thousands worth of material from a construction site late on Thursday.
On Thursday at around 10:30 p.m., officers received a call about a suspicious person at a construction site on Old Peachtree Road in unincorporated Lawrenceville.
Officers quickly responded and found two men running away from the area.
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One of the suspects was arrested quickly, while the other one was arrested shortly after assistance from a helicopter unit and a police K-9.
The suspects were identified as 27-year-old Elvin Palma Cruz and 31-year-old Luis Palma Reyes, both of Lawrenceville.
After arresting Cruz and Reyes, officers recovered $4,000 worth of roofing shingles from the trailer.
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