The rising price of gas may have led to the crime.
(SALEM) - Salem police arrested two men early Friday morning while they were prowling South Salem driveways.
The men were spotted by a home owner just after 4:30 AM peering into cars parked in a driveway at 2883 Miners Way SE police said.
An officer found the men about a block away, coming from another driveway.
After being questioned by the officer, one of the men said they were thinking about stealing gas.
Police believe the men might also be involved in a pair of West Salem burglaries that occurred the night before.
The 1978 Chevy Van they were driving matches the description of a van involved in those burglaries police said.
The van was impounded and police are obtaining a search warrant.
Emmanuel A. Cortes and Jason Scott Brown, both 20, were logged at the Marion County Jail on criminal trespass charges.
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