KENT COUNTY, Mich. — The Kent County Sheriff's Office have arrested two more men in relation to a catalytic converter theft in Newaygo and Kent counties.
A 39-year-old Howard City man and a 34-year-old Greenville man were arrested in a catalytic converter theft along 18 Mile Road in Nelson Township on March 23.
Police say the suspects entered a property around 11 a.m. and cut a catalytic converter off an SUV parked in the driveway. Repairs were estimated at $1,000.
Detectives with the Metro Pattern Crimes Team in cooperation with Kent & Newaygo County detectives worked together to track down both suspects. One suspect was found and arrested in a home along Sparta Ave NW in Kent County’s Tyrone Township.
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Both men have been charged with 5 year felonies of Larceny from a Motor Vehicle & violation of the Scrap Metal Regulatory Act and Buying & Selling Stolen Non Ferrous Metals. Both will be arraigned in the 63rd District Court.
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