Two men arrested for copper theft

CHAMPAIGN – Police in Champaign arrested two men for stealing copper and bicycles Saturday.

Arrested for felony theft were Carl Nordgren, 49, and Brit Radford, 49, who both had unknown addresses, according to a Champaign police report. Nordgren also was arrested for possession of burglary tools and misdemeanor theft, according to the report.

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