Two suspects who allegedly stole the Purple Heart of a Long Island man wounded in the Normandy invasion have been arrested, police say.
Suffolk County police arrested 33-year-old Ryan O'Malley and 29-year-old Nicole Oliva on burglary charges.
Police have linked them to a series of burglaries in the last two weeks.
The Purple Heart, which was recovered, belonged to 86-year-old Thomas Barden. His son, Scott,
that his father received the medal after he was shot in the head during the 1944 invasion.
He said someone broke into his parents' West Babylon home on Friday and removed a safe containing the medal.
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