Miami, FL
Miami Men Arrested, Charged for Allegedly Stealing Catalytic Converters in Port St. Lucie
Two males from the town of Miami had been arrested earlier this week after police stated they stole over a dozen catalytic converters in a Treasure Coast metropolis.
NBC affiliate WPTV-TV reviews 53-year-old Gerardo Reygada and 56-year-old Pedro Wong had been arrested Monday in Port St. Lucie after officers noticed the duo in a white Mercedes Benz SUV with out its lights on.
As soon as the automotive was pulled over, officers discovered 13 catalytic converters contained in the automobile.
“They had been aftermarket catalytic converters that had been lower off of the autos and we had been capable of acquire these invoices from these repairs,” stated Port St. Lucie Police Det. Timothy Herring.
Eight of the converters, that are normally offered in scrap yards for revenue off the metallic, had been stolen from a close-by pest management enterprise.
Each Reygada and Wong, who police stated have in depth prison information, are being held on $385,000 bond every.