Two young men who burglarized Portland Head Light early Thursday morning were caught less than a half mile away from the historic site after crashing their getaway vehicle into a stonewall.

According to Edward Hunt, a public safety clerk with the Cape Elizabeth Police Department, officers responded to a burglar alarm at the historic lighthouse, located in Fort Williams Park. Police found a window of the Head Light museum broken and called for aid from South Portland police to help secure the area and conduct a search, using K-9 police dogs.

While en route, South Portland police came across a 2004 Toyota Tacoma smashed up against a stonewall on Shore Road, near the end to Stony Brook Road, said Hunt.

“There was evidence that linked that accident to the burglary,” he said.

The Portland Press Herald has reported that the vehicle contained a 3-foot square lithograph taken from the Head Light museum, but Hunt declined to confirm what police found, saying the case remains an open investigation.

Police did arrest two young men, both from York, at the accident scene, according to Hunt.

Adam Ruger, 20, was charged with burglary, aggravated criminal mischief, refusing to submit to arrest, possession of burglary tools and theft. Ruger’s Facebook page lists him as a “sternman” who attends classes at Southern Maine Community College.

Zachary Faskianos, 18, was charged with driving while intoxicated, burglary, aggravated criminal mischief and theft.

According to the Cumberland County Jail, both men were released on $2,500 cash bail pending a court appearance to answer the charges.

Calls transferred to the jail’s records office to obtain the court date and arrest photos were not answered.