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* Ryan Steven Amaral, 23, is wanted by Greensboro police on felony charges of maintaining a dwelling used for keeping or selling a controlled substance.

According to police, Amaral took photos of marijuana plants and people smoking marijuana to a CVS drugstore to be developed. Police were notified on May 11, 2008.

When police went to Amaral’s house to investigate, he gave the officers permission to search, and the officers found a 3-foot-tall marijuana plant growing in a bedroom closet.

Amaral failed to appear in court for the charge, according to police.

Police describe Amaral as white, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds with brown hair and green eyes. He has a pierced left ear, pierced tongue and a mark on his shoulder, according to police. His last known address is 5939 W. Friendly Ave., Apt. 49 C, Greensboro.

* Eric Dwain Ayers, 23, is wanted by Greensboro police on felony charges of larceny and obtaining property by false pretense.

According to police, Ayers broke into a residence on Freeman Mill Road on Feb. 26 and stole more than $2,000 worth of tools, electronics and jewelry. Ayers is also wanted for injury to personal property, police said.

Ayers is described as white, 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He has tattoos on his neck and left forearm. His last known address is 2210 W. Meadowview Road, Apt. 203, Greensboro. He is known to use Eric Aires and Eric DeBery as aliases, police said.

— Compiled by Sonja Elmquist