OIL CITY, LA (KMSS) — Two employees of a local scrap metal business have been arrested and booked on misdemeanor charges.

Detectives said Top Dollar Scrap and Recovery has consistently violated scrap metal laws put in place to protect property owners.

Detectives learned that the business purchased stolen items and did not report them to authorities or take photos of the items as required by law.

Willie Young, 55, is the on-site manager at the business and was arrested for failure to make a daily report of entries and failure to provide photographs or other records of purchased items.

Shelby Rogers, 54, is the on-site manager at the business and was arrested for failure to make a daily report of the entires and failure to provide photographs or other records of items purchased.