Pair Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Catalytic Converter From Work Truck At North Auburn Storage Lot
NORTH AUBURN (CBS13) — A report of a suspicious vehicle led to the arrest of a pair of suspected catalytic converter thieves in North Auburn.
The Placer County Sheriff's Office says, back on the night of Dec. 22, a caller reported seeing a suspicious-looking vehicle driving around a mini storage lot along Shale Ridge Lane.
Deputies responded and pulled the car over, finding two people - Auburn resident Jason Russell Shepherd and Sacramento resident Melissa Anne McCoy, both 43 - inside. With McCoy having an active warrant out for her arrest in Sacramento County, deputies soon searched the car.
Inside, deputies say they found a catalytic converter and suspected burglary tools. About 4 pounds of marijuana were also found in plain view, along with a digital scale and other drug paraphernalia.
Further, deputies say they found a list of catalytic converter target locations.
A check of surveillance video at the lot showed the pair stealing a catalytic converter from a work truck, the sheriff's office says.
Shepherd and McCoy have since been arrested and are facing charges of grand theft, possession of stolen property, possession of burglary tools, tampering with a vehicle, and conspiracy among other charges.
