Two Arrested In Cda Burglary

Thu., Jan. 6, 2000

From Staff Reports

Police officers arrested two men early Tuesday morning in connection with the burglary of a Coeur d’Alene business.

Dustin Patrick Lenz, 21, of Coeur d’Alene and Joseph Eugene Christensen, 21, of Hayden were arrested around 3 a.m. Tuesday after police said they discovered stolen property in the men’s car.

Police said they saw Christensen parked in the car in the 300 block of Linden Avenue. When they searched the area, they found a broken window at Pace Wholesale, 1503 N. Fourth St., according to reports.

The office was ransacked, and police said they found a small refrigerator in the men’s car, along with video tapes, a weed trimmer and other items.

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