In-Progress, Catalytic-Converter Theft Busted In Pinole: Police

PINOLE, CA — Two individuals, allegedly driving a stolen vehicle, were cutting off a catalytic converter from another stolen vehicle when busted mid-theft last week by the Pinole Police Department, according to authorities.

Officers patrolling Thursday near the Pinole Vista Crossing Shopping Center on Fitzgerald Drive spotted two cars behind the shopping center, police said.

A woman was "acting as a lookout while the male suspect was attempting to cut off a catalytic converter from a vehicle they had just stolen," the department said.

The pair was arrested, and police learned the vehicle they were driving also was reported stolen, the department said.

Both stolen vehicles were returned to their owners, and the suspects were booked in jail for suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of burglary tools, grand theft, conspiracy, and violation of probation, the agency said.

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