MOULTRIE — Two occupants of a northeast Moultrie home were arrested Wednesday on theft charges when both denied restoring power inside the residence using a set of jumper cables. Marvin Clifton Blair, 35, and Jonathan Akes, 23, both of 709 E. Central Ave., were each charged with theft of services.

Moultrie utility workers notified police Thursday morning that someone had attached the cables to the meter box in order to steal electricity. Workers who responded to power-failure alarms at the residence the previous two days also had found jumper cables attached to the power supply box.

Blair told officers that while playing cards with some friends “the power just came on” and that he had been living there since December with no electricity, police said. Akes told them that he had been staying there only three days and had just arrived home before their arrival to find that the power had been restored.

In other arrests:

• Melanie Jade Wiley, 31, 5322 Hwy. 111, Hartsfield, was charged Wednesday with theft by receiving stolen property.

• Loren Gene Sharp, 25, 2424 W. Tharpe St., Tallahassee, Fla., was charged Wednesday with theft by receiving stolen property.

• Anthony Palamorres, 32, 281 Jerusalem Church Road, and Heather Alexandra Jones, 19, 892 Cook Road, were each charged Wednesday with theft by shoplifting.

Between the two of them they are accused of stealing property valued at $88 at Wal-Mart, 641 Veterans Parkway S., including a Timex watch, Dr. Pepper and Mountain Dew drinks, pack of AAA batteries, box of Bridgestone golf balls and a second watch.

• Tiffany Williams, 28, 105 Fitzgerald Drive, Fitzgerald, was charged Sunday with possession of drug-related object and giving false information or false name to a police officer.

Arrests

Sheriff’s Office

• Benito Mendoza, 38, 3526 Hwy. 133 S., was charged Monday with driving under the influence, aggressive driving, driving without license, failure to drive within single lane and battery.

• Matthew Lee Brown, 27, 221 Blackberry Lane, was charged Wednesday with failure to appear.

Doerun Police

• Jelani Taylor, 23, 1609 15th Ave. S.W., was charged Wednesday with possession of marijuana.

• Alex Pate, 20, 345 Patch Road, was charged Wednesday with driving under the influence and window tint violation.

Probation violation

Moultrie Police

• Aktavious Naryan Whitaker, 25, 505 First Ave. S.W.

Thefts

Moultrie Police

• American Pawn, 1235 First Ave. S.E., reported Wednesday that a pair of shoplifters stole two cell phones with a total value of $498.

Sheriff’s Office

• Esperanza Carranza, 1900 block Sardis Church Road, reported Wednesday the theft of a welding torch, a dual-axle trailer two window air conditioners and miscellaneous tools.

The stolen property was valued at $1,001, police said.

• Dawn Bivins reported Wednesday the theft of two tires that had been on a truck when it was impounded in the 1500 block of Sylvester Highway.

Fraud

Sheriff’s Office

• Lester Rodrigues, 1300 block Highway 33 South, reported Tuesday that someone used his identity to set up a cable television account in Tennessee.

Property damage

Sheriff’s Office

• Chenell Wright, 1900 block Sylvester Highway, reported Wednesday that during the night someone damaged her 2009 Chevrolet Malibu.

The damage included a dented hood and trunk lid, broken front windshield and broken passenger window. Wright estimated the damage at $3,000.