Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports two men were arrested today (Thursday) on charges connected to the theft of copper. Deputies responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle along the railroad tracks near 225th Avenue and Dike Road in Fremont County, determined the vehicle was used in connection with the theft of copper from a nearby irrigation pivot.

As a result of the investigation, 41-year old Phillip Smith, of Council Bluffs, and 38-year old Robert Greenwood, of Omaha, were taken into custody on felony charges of2nd degree Theft and Criminal Mischief in the 2nd degree. They also face a simple misdemeanor charge of Trespassing on railroad property. Both men were being held without bond in the Fremont County Jail. Sheriff deputies were assisted in their investigation, by the Iowa State Patrol and Sidney Police Department.