DETAILS FROM THE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Shortly after 2:30 a.m. this morning, officers responded to the 4100 block of Florin Perkins Rd for a report of a subject possibly breaking into a vehicle.
Officers detained three suspects at the scene and observed evidence that the suspects were stealing a catalytic converter from a nearby vehicle. The three suspects were arrested for theft and vandalism charges.
As of May 24, there were 399 reported catalytic converter thefts. This compares to 660 year-to-date in 2021, 433 YTD in 2020, and 126 YTD in 2019.
The Sacramento Police Department does have some general information and prevention tips on their website that can be viewed at the following link: Catalytic Converter Theft Information
UHAUL was the theme last night…
Just before the attempt UHAUL catalytic convert thefts on Florin Perkins this morning, the UHAUL on North Freeway in Natomas suffered it’s fourth arson fire in recent months and a loss of three more trucks…
