Police: 2 men on motorcycle with stolen fish tank arrested

by The Associated Press

Tue, July 24th 2018, 7:24 PM UTC

Police in Ohio say two men on a motorcycle, with the passenger holding a large, boxed fish tank, have been arrested after an officer passed them while responding to a pet store's report of a stolen aquarium. (Niles Police Department){p}{/p}

This undated photo provided by the Trumbull County Jail shows Christopher Binion. Police in Ohio say Mitchell Adkins and Binion on a motorcycle, with the passenger holding a large, boxed fish tank, have been arrested after an officer passed them while responding to a pet store's report of a stolen aquarium. Niles Municipal Court officials said Adkins and Binion have pleaded not guilty to theft charges. Binion also pleaded not guilty to traffic charges. (Trumbull County Jail via AP)

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Police in Ohio say two men on a motorcycle, with the passenger holding a large, boxed fish tank, have been arrested after an officer passed them while responding to a pet store's report of a stolen aquarium. (Niles Police Department)

NILES, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say two men on a motorcycle, with the passenger holding a large, boxed fish tank, have been arrested after an officer passed them while responding to a pet store's report of a stolen aquarium.

The Niles police Facebook page says the passenger jumped off, breaking the aquarium, when the officer turned to follow the motorcycle Monday.

Another officer found the bike at another location and a "nervous-looking" man pruning a tree with his bare hands behind a home. He was identified as the bike's operator.

Niles Municipal Court officials say 52-year-old Mitchell Adkins and 46-year-old Christopher Binion have pleaded not guilty to theft charges. Binion also pleaded not guilty to traffic charges.

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The public defender assigned to represent the men declined to comment.

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