KENTUCKY — Two men were arrested after allegedly breaking into a smoke and vape shop in Monticello, according to local police.
Authorities said officers responded after a burglary alarm went off at the store on the KY 90 Bypass. After reviewing security footage, investigators identified two suspects: 25-year-old Santana Mahler and 36-year-old Shane Cooney.
Cooney was charged with third-degree burglary, first-degree criminal mischief, and theft by unlawful taking. Mahler was charged with complicity to commit burglary, first-degree criminal mischief, and theft by unlawful taking.
Police said several stolen items were recovered from a bedroom closet at a residence on Virginia Avenue.
Both Mahler and Cooney were taken to the Wayne County Detention Center.
