Anne Arundel Police Arrest Suspect in String of Stolen Catalytic Converters

The Anne Arundel County Police Department’s Metal Theft Unit has arrested Arnold Lee Bowman as a suspect in a string of catalytic converter thefts in recent weeks throughout Anne Arundel County.

According to the department’s Facebook page, detectives uncovered enough evidence to arrest Bowman for the theft of a catalytic converter off a Toyota pickup truck in the 7100 block of Furnace Branch Road in Glen Burnie at around 8:20 p.m. on May, 25. Police also charged Bowman with the theft of another catalytic converter taken from a Ford Escape in the 4500 block of Belle Grove Road in Brooklyn Park at around 3:15 p.m. on May 28.

A catalytic converter, according to the Facebook alert, is “a component of a vehicle’s exhaust system that reduces pollutants.”

Per the Facebook page, Bowman’s minivan contained four stolen catalytic converters, a saw, a cutting tool and a small amount of heroin with related paraphernalia at the time of his arrests. Police are now investigating the incidents surrounding the other recovered converters inside Bowman’s vehicle.

To this point, per the Facebook alert, Bowman, 43, has been charged with the following:

2 counts of Theft Under $1,000
2 Counts of Malicious Destruction Over $1,000
2 Counts of Possession of Burglary Tools
Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) Possession
CDS Paraphernalia
Several counts of Driving With a Suspended License