Arrest made in attempted theft from Elmira business [Video]

Two men have been charged in an attempted aluminum theft at an Elmira business.

Waterloo Regional Police, on patrol in the area of Earl Martin Drive and Union Street around 9:20 p.m. Sunday, spotted a parked vehicle with unattached plates.

The officers then spoke to a witness who believed a theft had happened at a nearby business.

The two men returned to the vehicle and were arrested, after police determined they had attempted to steal aluminum from outside the nearby business.

A 27-year-old and 25-year-old, both from the Greater Toronto Area, were charged with attempted theft.

Police said the 27-year-old man was also charged with other offences, including operating an unsafe motor vehicle, using a plate not authorized for a vehicle and operating a motor vehicle on a highway without insurance.