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Lap Top Thieves Snagged

OCEAN CITY – Two foreign summer workers were arrested on burglary charges last week after getting caught allegedly stealing a lap-top computer from a mid-town apartment.

On July 10, OCPD officer responded to a residence on 78^th Street for a reported burglary and theft. The officers met with the victim who told them his lap-top computer valued at around $1,200 had been stolen. The victim told police his two roommates had come home from the store and saw two white males standing on their balcony.

Through the investigation, police identified two suspects, later identified as Aibek Ongarbayev, 21, and Batrybek Koshbayev, 22, both of Kazakhstan, who are living in Ocean City for the summer season. The stolen computer was recovered and returned to the owner. The two suspects have been charged with felony theft and first-degree burglary and each is being held on a $5,000 bond.