3 Chicago Men Charged With Stealing Catalytic Converters In Arlington

ARLINGTON, VA — Three Chicago men were arrested early Wednesday morning in connection with the theft of catalytic converters in the Arlington Village community, according to the Arlington County Police Department.

Shortly before 2 a.m. on Wednesday, police were dispatched to the 2700 block of 13th Road S. for a report of a vehicle tampering in progress. Police saw three men entering a vehicle described by the person who reported the incident.

The police officers turned on their emergency lights and tried to stop the vehicle, but the driver sped away. Additional police officers responded to the incident and found the vehicle crashed in the 2600 block of 2nd Street S. in the Penrose neighborhood, near Route 50.

Police said they established a perimeter and found one of the men at 1st Place S. and S. Barton Street, and the other two suspects were found in the 100 block of S. Wise Street and taken into custody, according to police.

Two catalytic converters and power tools were found in the suspects’ vehicle, police said.

Demetrius Edwards, 29, of Chicago, was arrested and charged with eluding, tampering with an auto, larceny with intent to sell and possession of burglarious tools, police said.

Darius Madison, 32, of Chicago, was arrested and charged with two counts of tampering with an auto, eluding, larceny with intent to sell, possession of burglarious tools and hit and run. Tracy Williams, 34, of Chicago, was arrested and charged with tampering with an auto, larceny with intent to sell, possession of burglarious tools and eluding, police said.