Hawthorne police arrest suspected catalytic converter thieves
A man and woman were arrested in Hawthorne on suspicion of stealing catalytic converters from vehicles, police said Monday.
The arrests occurred shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday when Hawthorne police were called to the "Park and Ride" Metro lot at 120th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard, Hawthorne police Lt. Gary Tomatani said.
The burglars drove off before police got there, but a witness described the getaway car as a burgundy Ford Mustang and provided its license plate number.
Officers in the Hawthorne police helicopter spotted it. Patrol officers on the ground pulled it over and arrested the people inside.
Two catalytic converters and power tools used to remove them were found in the car, Tomatani said.
Arrested on suspicion of grand theft and possession of stolen property were Guadalupe Olmos, 27, of Duarte; and Edgar Tellez, 27, of Azusa.
Hawthorne police officers located one vehicle in the "Park and Ride" lot with a missing catalytic converter.
The arrests occurred shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday when Hawthorne police were called to the "Park and Ride" Metro lot at 120th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard, Hawthorne police Lt. Gary Tomatani said.
The burglars drove off before police got there, but a witness described the getaway car as a burgundy Ford Mustang and provided its license plate number.
Officers in the Hawthorne police helicopter spotted it. Patrol officers on the ground pulled it over and arrested the people inside.
Two catalytic converters and power tools used to remove them were found in the car, Tomatani said.
Arrested on suspicion of grand theft and possession of stolen property were Guadalupe Olmos, 27, of Duarte; and Edgar Tellez, 27, of Azusa.
Hawthorne police officers located one vehicle in the "Park and Ride" lot with a missing catalytic converter.
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