Criminal charges were filed Tuesday against two men who were arrested in the theft of a wedding gift box containing about $60,000 in cash and checks from a banquet hall reception in Glendale.

Armean Shirehjini, 41, of Sherman Oaks, and Andranik Avetisyan, 37, of Los Angeles, are each charged with one count of second-degree burglary, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Shirehjini is also charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance while armed with a working firearm, while Avetisyan is also charged with a misdemeanor count of child endangerment.

The theft was reported at 12:50 a.m. Aug. 31 at the Renaissance Banquet Hall, 1236 S. Central Ave., according to Glendale Police Department Sgt. Jose Barajas.

“Witnesses reported that shortly after m

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