Two young men from Huron East, Ont., north of London, have been charged with breaking and entering, and theft under $5,000 after allegedly stealing two dozen beers from a neighbour and leaving a trail in the snow that helped police track them.

Huron County OPP said a resident reported hearing a beeping noise coming from his garage door on Feb. 2 at 7 a.m. He looked out the window and saw a group of people running away from his home, through the back yard.

The man checked his garage and found two dozen bottles of beer had been stolen.

Officers followed the fresh tracks in the snow to a nearby residence.

Two teenagers – an 18-year-old and a 16-year-old – were arrested. They have court dates in Goderich in April.