Catalytic converter thief sentenced in Olmsted County
Arrested in May with several converters in his vehicle.
Posted: Jul 28, 2021 4:01 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
ROCHESTER, Minn. – An accused catalytic converter thief is pleading guilty.
Keith Allen Wilcox, 60 of Rochester, was arrested on May 12 and charged with three felonies: theft, receiving stolen property, and possession of burglary tools.
The Olmsted County Attorney’s Office says Wilcox was seen by a deputy in the parking lot of Dahl Truck and a search of Wilcox’ vehicle discovered eight catalytic converters. Three vehicles at Dahl Truck were found to be missing their converters.
Wilcox has pleaded guilty to all charges and has been sentenced to five years of supervised probation.
Rochester man, 60, arrested for stealing catalytic converters
The man was allegedly caught in the act of stealing more converters.
Posted: May 13, 2021 9:04 AM
Updated: May 13, 2021 9:08 AM
ROCHESTER, Minn. - A 60-year-old Rochester man has been arrested for catalytic converter thefts in Olmsted County.
Keith Wilcox was arrested Wednesday morning after he was observed in a parking lot of Dahl Truck.
The Olmsted County Sheriff s Office said he was observed leaving the location and attempted to flee from authorities before he complied.
A deputy saw five converters on the passenger seat and the tools to remove them. A search of his vehicle found a total of eight converters.
Photo: Olmsted County Adult Detention Center. Keith Wilcox KAAL-TV Created: May 13, 2021 09:35 AM
(ABC 6 News) An arrest has been made following several stolen catalytic converters in the region.
Around 5:17 a.m. on Wednesday, May 12, an Olmsted County Sheriff s deputy was patrolling the Eyota area on Highway 14 east when they saw a maroon Chevy pickup at Dahl Truck located at 11634 Highway 14 SE.
Thanks to the work done by area law enforcement, the deputy had reason to believe the maroon pickup may have been involved in catalytic converter thefts in the area.
When the deputy neared the vehicle, a man was seen getting into the driver s seat of the pickup and taking off.