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ST. GEORGE — Two men are being held without bail after thousands of dollars in construction materials were found in a lot a block from where the items were reportedly stolen. After the owner noticed stolen items on the lot, detectives learned it was an inside job, police say.
On Thursday, officers were dispatched to a business on South Warehouse Drive in Washington to follow up on a theft reported several days prior, and according to charging documents filed with the court.
The incident involved the theft of wooden scaffolding planks valued at more than $11,000 — in addition to other construction-related items that reportedly went missing from the business.
The business owner told investigators that the stolen property had been spotted in a lot located about a block from where it was reportedly taken.
The lot, the report states, is surrounded by a 6-foot block wall, with one area near the rear of the property where the elevated sidewalk shortened the height of the wall by about 3 feet, providing a clear view of the items stored inside of the fenced-in area.
