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Police chase down a pair of suspected shoplifters on Lewiston Road

By Howard B. Owens

At about 3:40 p.m., dispatch received a report of two men in heavy coats supposedly weighted down with stolen merchandise were seen running for Kmart on Lewiston Road.

One man was quickly apprehended by Batavia Police in the Kmart parking lot.

The second man ran across Lewiston, past the Town of Batavia Fire Hall and onto Colonial Boulevard, where a citizen reportedly spotted him hiding in a back yard.

Sheriff's Deputies were then able to apprehend the suspect. 

More details as they become available.

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