Stolen catalytic converters and a firearm were located after deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for expired registration.

Around 8:15 p.m. Friday, deputies were patrolling the Canyon Country area when they observed a vehicle’s registration was expired from June of 2020, said Deputy Kabrina Borbon, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.

“Deputies contacted the male driver and female passenger of the vehicle,” Borbon said. “During the investigation, deputies observed multiple cutting tools inside of the vehicle.”

Both individuals were detained.

“The deputies recovered two catalytic converters, a firearm magazine and a loaded firearm,” Borbon said.

The driver, Ivan Jimenez, 34 from Lancaster, was a felon and was prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition.

Jimenez and Stephanie Campos, 32 from Palmdale were arrested and booked into the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station on several charges including felony grand theft.

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