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3 arrested for break-in after witness copies license plate number

UNION COUNTY, N.C. — Quick thinking by a witness helped Union County deputies catch three break-in suspects right after the crime, according to officials.

They arrested Omega Bacote, Odessia Maynor and Charles Singletary on Thursday afternoon after a home break-in in Monroe.

Deputies said a witness copied down their license plate number and officers pulled over the car.