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Florence area residents relieved after arrests

PCSO takes custody of wanted suspects

The Pinal County Sheriff's Office has arrested two burglary suspects who were on the run near Florence for more than 24 hours.

Authorities say Phillip Rice, 33, and Michael Anthony, 61, were taken into custody by Pinal County Sheriff’s Office deputies at about 8 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13. The two had been on the run since Wednesday, Oct. 12, starting at around 3 a.m., when PCSO deputies responded to a burglary in progress on East Desert Hills Road south of Florence.

Residents in the area say they are relieved the manhunt is over.

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