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ST. GEORGE — Police say two men arrested in Cedar City were involved in several burglaries and thefts, which included one stolen vehicle and two firearms that were recovered through an extensive investigation and multiple searches that took place over the course of several days.

Eric Lanham, 38, of Cedar City, was arrested and booked into Iron County Jail Friday on four felony offenses, including two second-degree felony counts of vehicle/firearm theft, one third-degree felony count of vehicle/firearm theft and one count of possession of a firearm by a restricted person.

Lanham was also booked on 14 misdemeanor offenses, including four class A misdemeanor offenses that include three counts of vehicle burglary and one count of possession of marijuana, as well as 10 class B misdemeanor offenses, including four counts of theft, three counts of criminal mischief, one count of possession of burglary tools and one count of possession of paraphernalia.

The second suspect, 56-year-old David Anthony Coche, of Cedar City, was booked into Iron County Jail Saturday night on one second-degree felony count of vehicle/firearm theft and two third-degree felony offenses of theft and drug distribution. He was also charged with one class A misdemeanor count of criminal mischief and two class B misdemeanors, including theft and possession of burglary tools.

The arrest of the two suspects came in the wake of a large-scale investigation that began Tuesday when officers received reports of stolen items that were taken during a number of vehicle and business burglaries. The stolen items were then allegedly stored in various locations, including items reportedly hidden in a field. Several of the items were later found by investigators, Cedar City Police Sgt. Clint Pollock told Cedar City News Sunday.