The two men involved in Monday's Omaha burglaries and police chase have been booked on a variety of charges.

Twenty-three-year-old Ryan Alsager of Council Bluffs faces charges of burglary and obstructing an officer.

Thirty-three-year-old Aaron Bird was booked on two counts of burglary, two counts of unlawful taking, felony flight to avoid arrest and leaving the scene of a property damage accident.

Additional charges are pending. A bond hearing is scheduled for both men Wednesday morning.

It all started when Cynde Yates, getting ready to leave for work, started her car and left it unattended to warm up outside her home at 55th and Walnut.

"About 6:20 this morning I went out and started my car, went back in, finished getting ready, came back out at 6:30 and my car was gone," said Yates on Monday.

And with it went her keys. "It didn't even occur to me until later that they had the keys to my house, they had the keys to everything.”

Cynde called police and a neighbor. It was that neighbor who called 911 around 10 a.m. saying someone was back at her house.

"They went to the door and knocked on the door," said Cynde. "Not getting a response they went back out to the car and then left. Right after that two people came walking up the street, used my keys, got into my house, they ransacked, they got some jewelry and some money."

"By the time the officers got there the suspects were seen running from the residence,” said Omaha Police Officer Kevin Housh. “One was caught there (Alsager), the other one (Bird) got into the stolen vehicle.”

Police chased Bird, who crashed into a pole just south of Saddle Creek and Leavenworth, then got out and ran and was caught in a gas station parking lot.

The vehicle which crashed near the intersection was stolen, but did not belong to Cynde. The suspects actually ditched her car somewhere else.

“They found my keys, which I'm very relieved about," said Cynde. “I think it was just an opportunistic crime. My car was there, it was running, it was easy to jump in and take it and obviously they had my keys."

A running, unlocked vehicle is an attractive target for thieves, a tough lesson for Yates and one she says she has learned. "It was less than 10 minutes, so a lot of people do it. I won't do it anymore."