Stafford Township Police Detectives have caught two shoplifters trying to steal more than $4,600 worth of merchandise hidden in a garbage can at the Manahawkin Home Depot store on Monday, Jan. 11.

The bureau had been alerted about a suspicious pair inside the store, so Dets. Drew Smith and Erik Smithman investigated. They went and conducted surveillance at the store, where they saw the male and female subjects leaving with a cart containing a large garbage can and other items.