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Two men have been arrested after a quick-thinking neighbour alerted police to a break-in at a home near Sandy Hill and Lowertown.

Ottawa police say they were called by the neighbour around 11 a.m. Saturday after they noticed two men acting suspiciously near the back door of a single family home. Police are not identifying the street where this occurred for security reasons.

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On arrival, police found two men in the house filling backpacks and garbage bags with jewelry, household items, electronics and money.

No one was home at the time. The owner of the house, a woman who lives there with her daughter, arrived while police were still on the scene. All of the items were recovered.

An outstanding warrant was found to exist for one of the men. Both were arrested and charged with breaking and entering; One was also charged with breach of probation.