ANTELOPE VALLEY: BRIEFLY : TEENS ARRESTED IN THEFT OF GYM MATS.

LITTLEROCK - Two Littlerock teen-agers were arrested in connection with the theft last month from the Littlerock High School gymnasium of three exercise mats valued at more than $5,000, sheriff's officials said.

The two juveniles, whose names were not released because of their age, were arrested Thursday at a Littlerock residence on suspicion of receiving stolen property after an anonymous informant told deputies the location of the mats.

Two mats were recovered, and deputies said they are still seeking the third, described as blue and marked Pacific Mat in white. According to officials, a third suspect was identified and an arrest is pending. The two juveniles are being held at Challenger Memorial Youth Center.

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12 arrested during transient sweeps

LANCASTER - Twelve people were arrested in a daylong sheriff's operation targeting crimes committed by transients, sheriff deputies said Friday.

The arrests were made Thursday throughout Lancaster on varying charging including possession of shopping carts, drinking in public, loitering and drug charges.

Officials said the operation was mounted after numerous complaints by residents and businesspeople, and emphasized recovering as many shopping carts as possible.

In addition to enforcing violations, deputies distributed to transients literature telling them where they could go for help.

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