2 accused of stealing propane tank

Swatara

Lebanon men charged

with taking propane tank

Two Lebanon men were arrested Monday and charged with stealing a propane tank from a construction site.

State police at Jonestown said Julio Aviles, 43, and Hilton Perez-Pagan, 24, stole a 1,000-pound propane tank from a new home construction site on Sweetbriar Lane.

Aviles and Perez-Pagan returned to the area of the theft with the propane tank in the back of their truck while a state trooper was investigating the incident and were taken into custody about 11:45 a.m., police said.

Aviles and Perez-Pagan were taken to Central Booking and charged with theft by unlawful taking, criminal mischief and conspiracy, police said.

Lebanon

AUTOMATIC ALARM: City fire crews responded to 302 N. Fifth St. at 9:03 p.m. Tuesday.

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