RAYMOND, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire police say they’ve charged two men after catching them in the act of stealing copper and other items from a home.

Raymond police say they caught the two men inside a Floral Avenue house shortly before midnight Friday. Police say they’ve been on the lookout for suspicious activity amid a growing number of theft and burglary reports in the area in recent months.

Police charged 22-year-old Raymond Elwell, of Raymond, and 21-year-old John Ahern Jr., of Epping, with conspiracy, possession of burglary tools and prowling.

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