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Cops: Two men caught stealing construction materials in Calverton

Two men were arrested Thursday night after they were caught stealing construction materials from a Calverton home, according to a police press release.

Police received a report around 7:35 p.m. that two people were removing items from a home under construction on Alfred Avenue, officials said.

Officers located Matthew Halliday, 22, of Manorville and Brian Schrang, 35, of Mount Sinai in a 1995 GMC Suburban that was “pulling a trailer with construction materials,” the report states.

They were charged with fourth-degree grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, police said.

No other details about the investigation were available.

Photo: From left, Matthew Halliday and Brian Schrang. (Credit: Riverhead Town Police Department)