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2 Suspects Accused In Redwood City Of Catalytic Converter Theft

Police also found an automatic floor jack, a drill/impact gun and an additional saw blade, they said.

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The pair were charged with possession of stolen property, possession of burglary tools, possession of drug paraphernalia and conspiracy and booked into the San Mateo County Jail.
The pair were charged with possession of stolen property, possession of burglary tools, possession of drug paraphernalia and conspiracy and booked into the San Mateo County Jail. (Redwood City Police Department)

REDWOOD CITY, CA — Two suspects were arrested in Redwood City on Monday on suspicion of stealing a catalytic converter.

Janci Vasquezcarillo, 20, and Jose Rodriguezhernandez, 34, were stopped for a traffic violation early Monday morning. Officers saw a blade protruding from Vasquezcarillo’s jacket pocket, and a subsequent search revealed an automatic catalytic converter with Toyota engravings that “appeared to have been cut off at one end and unbolted from the other,” according to a news release.

Police also found an automatic floor jack, a drill/impact gun and an additional saw blade, they said.

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The pair were charged with possession of stolen property, possession of burglary tools, possession of drug paraphernalia and conspiracy and booked into the San Mateo County Jail.

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