Theft of quarters thwarted at North Little Rock laundromat

A North Little Rock man was arrested after he stole 388 quarters from dryers at a laundromat early Tuesday morning, police said.

Officers arrived around 4:35 a.m. at the Double Clean Wash at 1508 Arkansas 161 after an alarm went off, according to a North Little Rock police report.

Inside the business, officers found 31-year-old Jarad Paul Hughes collecting quarters from three dryers with coin drawers that had been broken into, the report said.

Hughes had 388 quarters, or $97, on his person, police said.

Hughes, who was taken to the Pulaski County jail, faces three counts of breaking and entering and is being held on $45,000 bail.

Metro on 03/22/2017

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