A catalytic converter theft suspect was arrested Thursday evening after deputies noticed that he had allegedly parked illegally in Stevenson Ranch. Around 11:15 p.m. Thursday, deputies patrolling the 24800 block of Pico Canyon Road in Stevenson Ranch reportedly observed a vehicle illegally parked, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “Deputies contacted the occupants of ...

Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station led a multi-agency crime operation Wednesday in Los Angeles, resulting in 19 arrests and the recovery of 250 stolen catalytic converters valued at $750,000, some of which were stolen from vehicles in Santa Clarita. Theft of catalytic converters has been a growing trend in 2020, with a 400 percent increase throughout Los ...

Two felony grand theft suspects were taken into custody Thursday in Castaic after multiple stolen catalytic converters were recovered, nearly a week after four suspects were arrested on similar charges.  On Wednesday, a theft of a catalytic converter was reported in Valencia, with the description of a suspect’s vehicle being provided to deputies, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, in a social ...

As Santa Clarita experiences a spike in local catalytic converter thefts, KHTS stopped by Reeves Complete Auto Repair to learn how residents can protect themselves from theft. Catalytic converters are part of a car’s exhaust system, and shaped like a round canister that connects exhaust piping from the engine to the tailpipe. The converter works to help the vehicle transform ...

Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station arrested four individuals after they reportedly stole a catalytic converter in Newhall Friday night. The arrests occurred late Friday night on Atwood Boulevard in Newhall, after it was reported that a catalytic converter had just been taken off the victim’s vehicle.  “Catalytic converters can easily be ‘scrapped’ for quick profit,” wrote Deputy ...

Three individuals were arrested Monday evening after they allegedly stole a catalytic converter from a car in Castaic, officials said. On Monday around 10 p.m., a citizen reported seeing individuals cutting a catalytic converter from a vehicle in a Hasley Canyon neighborhood, said Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “A description of the suspects’ vehicle was ...

Three individuals were arrested Thursday morning in Newhall on a slew of offenses including the theft of catalytic converters, officials said. On Thursday, around 3 a.m., a deputy was patrolling in Newhall when he observed a male adult who appeared to be looking under a truck with a flashlight, said Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. ...

Two Bakersfield men were arrested after being found in possession of a “hastily cut” catalytic converter and a couple of saws, officials said. On Sunday around 4:30 p.m., deputies patrolling Stevenson Ranch conducted a traffic stop on Chiquella Lane for a vehicle code violation, according to Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. The vehicle’s occupants, a ...