Man Charged In 2018 Theft Of Catalytic Converter: Darien Police

DARIEN, CT — A New York man was arrested recently and charged in connection with the 2018 theft of a catalytic converter in Darien, according to police.

Darien police took custody of Jeraud Anthony, 38, of the Bronx, N.Y., from the Albany Correctional Facility on Feb. 12, police said in a crime summary. Anthony was then charged with third-degree larceny, first-degree criminal mischief and tampering with a motor vehicle.

The arrest stems from an incident that occurred on Sept. 20, 2018. On that date, Darien police responded to the 1100 block of the Post Road on a report of a suspicious person working underneath a parked car, police said.

A woman told police that her catalytic converter had been cut from her car. A witness saw a vehicle with NY plates pull up to the woman's car, and a suspect got underneath and cut the valuable part off, police said.

"A Darien detective made contact with a detective in Yonkers N.Y., who stated that he was also investigating the same suspect vehicle and relayed information where they usually sell the catalytic converters," police said in a crime summary. "Darien detectives responded to a recycling center in the Bronx which confirmed the suspect vehicle came to the day of the theft and one of the occupants provided an identification when making the sale."

Police said the suspect was identified as Anthony, and an arrest warrant was issued on Nov. 19, 2018, with a court-issued bond of $50,000.

Anthony was arraigned in Stamford Superior Court on Feb. 13.