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Update: Suspects caught near St. Augustine Alligator Farm, police say

UPDATE at 2:04 p.m.:

Both suspects involved in a Wednesday morning call near the Alligator Farm have been caught, the St. Augustine Police said.

St. Augustine police were looking two men who prompted an

Police say the pair were breaking into vehicles on Santa Monica Avenue.

Officers are questioning the suspects.

The homeowner, who did not want to be identified, told Action News Jax her husband woke up to a noise around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday.

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When her husband flipped the flood lights on that’s when he saw two men trying to break into his truck.

“It’s very unusual,” the homeowner said. “He looked out the window and saw two males approach his truck and we turned on the flood lights and they took off.”

She says the two fled down Santa Monica Avenue and her husband immediately called police.

Officers locked down nearby streets while they searched.

“Eventually from what we understand they caught up to the two males that were in our neighborhood and they took off running,” said the victim.

St. Augustine police caught up to one of the men and detained him, but the other ran into the marsh land near the St. Augustine Alligator Farm before officers caught him later.

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The area lockdown was lifted around 8:40 a.m.

The Santa Monica homeowner said neighbors also noticed their cars had been rummaged through.

"Two of them were unlocked and apparently they had been gone through, but we’re not sure if anything of value was taken," said the homeowner.

Neighbors said they don’t usually see this type of activity on this street, but all of the neighbor were on high alert.