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PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The police arrested two Pawtucket men on charges that they stole wheels from the car of Triple-A All-Star pitcher Clay Buchholz of the Pawtucket Red Sox.

Detective Donti Rosciti said a neighbor of Buchholz's called the police at 4 a.m. Friday to report a theft in progress.

When officers arrived, they found Buchholz's 2007 BMW hoisted on bricks. Two of the car's four wheels had been removed.

Tony Reverdes, 28, of 172 Magill St., and Airton Monteiro, 21, of 52 Centre St., were arrested on felony charges of possession of stolen vehicle parts, larceny over $500, and tampering with an automobile.

They were arraigned Friday afternoon in district court in Providence.

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