SUMMIT COUNTY — Two men were arrested early Thursday morning after allegedly breaking into an Ohio Kohl’s store and stealing over $2,000 worth of merchandise.
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Police for 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 observed two people entering and exiting the front doors of the store. When officers got to the 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 out an exit in the back of the store, but both were eventually caught.
“Happy Thanksgiving, burglars. You’ve earned a free ride to jail!” the department wrote on social media.
The men, identified as 21-year-old Anthony Williams, Jr. and 20-year-old Ryan Thomas, were in possession of miscellaneous clothing and cologne items that were collectively worth over $2,100.
Police later learned that the men got into the store by forcing the doors open with a crowbar.
The duo were taken into custody and charged with breaking and entering, theft, possessing criminal tools, and obstructing official business.
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