WARREN — A Niles man and Warren man are facing charges after city police allegedly caught them stealing equipment from a residence that had been severely damaged by fire earlier this year.

William Peterson, 53, of Warren, and Aaron Boden, 28, of Niles, pleaded not guilty to a charge of breaking and entering in front of Warren Municipal Court Judge Patricia Knepp Monday.

According to a police report, officers were dispatched to the area of Belmont Street NE and Olive Avenue NE Saturday, after a neighbor reported seeing two men leaving a residence that sustained heavy fire damage approximately two months ago.

The report states that officers located Peterson and Boden in the front area of the property, looking over a snowblower, also noting a gray tote containing a Craftsman handsaw and hedge trimmers.

The report states that the two men denied any wrongdoing, but officers discovered evidence of forced entry at a detached garage located south of the main residence.

The reporting officer later noted that a main door on the east side of the garage had been detached from the door frame.

The report states an officer contacted the neighbor later via public service, who provided a description matching both Peterson and Boden, adding that she saw the men pushing a snow blower and carrying a tub with unknown items.

The items, including a red and black Craftsman snowblower, were recovered by officers and secured back in the garage.

Bond was set at $15,000 for Boden, but court records show no indication of a bond being set for Peterson.

Both men are set to appear back in court Thursday, court records show.