Crime & Safety
San Leandro Police Arrest 2, Seize Catalytic Converters
Police found 18 catalytic converters cut from vehicles.
SAN LEANDRO, CA — Two men in their 30s were arrested last weekend in San Leandro after police caught them trying to steal a catalytic converters, police said Thursday.
Officers responded at 4:40 a.m. Sunday to the theft in a truck lot in the 600 block of McCormick Street.
When officers arrived, they heard someone using a cutting tool and they surrounded the lot, which had several trucks in it, according to police.
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Officers saw two people in the lot, and both started running. Police caught both men and located 18 catalytic converters cut from utility trucks, along with burglary tools, police said.
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