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Justin Dunn (left) and Andrew White (right)

(Courtesy of WCSO)

Two men have been arraigned on criminals charges after trying to flee from police earlier this week, police said.

Justin Richard Dunn, 27, and Andrew Keith White, 26, were arrested Wednesday night after fleeing from an Ypsilanti Township home where they were allegedly attempting to steal building materials, according to Sgt. Keith Flores of the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies were first called to the 9200 block of Fawn around 10:50 p.m. after receiving reports of a suspicious vehicle parked at the home, which was vacant, according to police.

Neighbors told deputies they watched the two suspects flee as soon as police arrived. Deputies were able to catch Dunn nearby. He was lying in the grass with only one shoe on.

"He ran out of his shoe," Flores said.

He was placed under arrest.

The suspects left the vehicle in the driveway of the vacant home they had broken into. Police went to a nearby Ypsilanti Township residence where the license plate was registered, but didn't immediately find the suspect.

He was later seen hiding on the roof, Flores said.

Once spotted, the suspect again ran, but police tracked White down with the help of a canine unit, according to police. White was hiding in a bush, police said.

Nothing was taken during the break-in, police said.

White is being held on a 10 percent of $5,000 cash bond and has been charged with breaking and entering a building with intent, according to jail phone records. Dunn is no longer being held at the jail, according to the same phone records.

The online court records system was not working Saturday morning to provide further information.

John Counts covers crime and breaking news for The Ann Arbor News. He can be reached at johncounts@mlive.com or you can follow him on Twitter. Find all Washtenaw County crime stories here.