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Accused thief's Christmas stash found

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MALDEN, Mass., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Police in Massachusetts say officers found a cache of apparently stolen Christmas decorations while arresting a man suspected in other thefts.

Malden police said Larry Long, 49, of Malden was arrested on an unrelated breaking-and-entering charge Saturday after he allegedly tried to sell stolen tools and homemade wine, The Boston Globe reported Tuesday.

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Officers searching Long's apartment said they found numerous home and lawn Christmas decorations that may be the items taken during a pair of reported ornament thefts.

"Did he steal those items? Most likely," police Lt. Mark Gatcomb said.

The investigation was ongoing, police said.

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