NELSON TOWNSHIP, Mich: A 39-year-old Howard City man and a 34-year-old Greenville man were arrested on charges related to catalytic convertor thefts. This investigation spanned Kent & Newaygo Counties. Detectives with the Metro Pattern Crimes Team in cooperation with Kent & Newaygo County detectives were able to track one of the suspects down to a home along Sparta Ave NW in Kent County’s Tyrone Township. This arrest stemmed from a catalytic convertor theft along 18 Mile Rd in Nelson Township on March 23^rd. Suspects entered onto the victim’s property around 11:00am and cut the catalytic convertor off an SUV parked in the driveway. Repairs were estimated at $1,000.

Both men have been charged with 5 year felonies of Larceny from a Motor Vehicle & violation of the Scrap Metal Regulatory Act – Buying & Selling Stolen Non Ferrous Metals. Both will be arraigned in the 63^rd District Court.
 

If you have information that could help to move the investigation forward, please call the KCSO at 616-632-6125, or call Silent Observer at 616-774-2345 to report information safely and anonymously.

Contact: Sgt. Eric Brunner | 616.632.6106
eric.brunner@kentcountymi.gov
Incident: 22-114561
 

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