SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies arrested two LA men just after 2:30 a.m. Friday for catalytic converter theft and a car chase that ended in Ventura County.
SBCSO deputies received calls of a catalytic converter theft at the 4700 block of Glenbrook Street. The victim reported suspects driving a Toyota Camry after they stole the catalytic converter from his car.
SBCSO deputies then noticed the Camry speeding near Reynolds Avenue in Carpinteria before beginning a pursuit on Highway 101 going south.
SBCSO deputies requested aid from both CHP and Ventura Police in the pursuit when CHP officers used a spike stripe on the Camry near Highway 101 and Telephone Road in Ventura County.
SBCSO deputies, CHP officers and Ventura Police all searched the surrounding area including a wash basin near the Ventura Auto Mall.
SBCSO found one suspect there and the driver of the getaway car trying to flee into a drainage tunnel. All three agencies could not locate a third suspect involved in the theft.
SBCSO deputies searched the Camry and found nine catalytic converters, four reciprocating saws and one floor jack before recovering them.
The 46-year-old driver and 22-year-old passenger were arrested on the following charges after being booked:
felony grand theft conspiracy vehicle tampering felony evading a peace officer felony vandalism possession of burglary tools resisting or obstructing a peace officer speeding possession of stolen propertyThe driver also received a speeding charge and both men had their bail amounts set to $75,000 each, according to the SBCSO.
The investigation remains ongoing for both the outstanding suspect and to find the original place of the stolen catalytic converters.
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