The thieves stole the catalyst converter, and the police chased the man with a car and crossed Taoyuan to arrest him.

(Photographed by reporter Zhan Shihong)

[Reporter Zhan Shihong/Yunlin Report] Several car catalytic converters were stolen in the Douliu area recently. After receiving the report, the police formed a special case team, reviewed the monitor screens, and chased people with cars. On the afternoon of the 4th, in Bade, Taoyuan When the suspect got out of the car to go to the toilet, the district rushed to him, arrested the suspect surnamed He (71 years) on the spot, and charged him with theft and drug charges.

The Douliu police station said that the price of automobile catalytic converters has soared. Similar thefts occurred frequently in the Douliu area last month. Most of the vehicles were parked in remote areas. The suspects locked vehicles with high chassis such as trucks or vans and committed crimes in the middle of the night when no one was around. , When committing the crime, he got into the bottom of the car and saw off the exhaust pipe with a chainsaw. The crime took less than 10 minutes before and after the crime. The victim car owner only realized that the car’s catalytic converter had been stolen when he drove the car the next day and noticed the abnormal sound of the car.

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With perseverance and active investigation, the special case team identified the suspect who used the vehicle and chased him with the car. The suspect surnamed He was arrested in Bade District, Taoyuan City, and a stolen car catalytic converter, a chainsaw, and an electric drill were seized. , jacks, etc., and a set of drug inhalers. The whole case was transferred to the Yunlin District Prosecutor's Office for investigation on the basis of theft and drug charges.

According to the police, a new catalytic converter has a market price of about 30,000 to 50,000 yuan. Since the suspect had only recently moved to Douliu and started committing crimes at the end of December last year, He Suan initially denied that he was responsible for similar thefts in neighboring towns.

The thieves stole the catalyst converter, and the police chased the man with a car and crossed Taoyuan to arrest him.

(Photographed by reporter Zhan Shihong)

The thieves specifically stole the catalyst converter, and the police took out the stolen goods and tools for committing the crime.

(Photographed by reporter Zhan Shihong)