Police Nab a Thief Stealing a Catalytic Converter in Battle Creek
Calhoun County Deputies got a report on Thursday night that somebody was up to no good at McClaines Towing, 734 Lafayette Avenue in Springfield. A deputy and Battle Creek officer arrived shortly after 7 pm and found tracks in the snow. Deputies also could hear the cutting of metal in the distance. As officers got closer to the sound, they could see a man cutting a Catalytic Converter off a vehicle in the tow yard.
Catching the thief in the act, the officers were quickly able to take him into custody without issue. It didn’t take long for them to discover a GMC Yukon which was reported stolen out of LaGrange Indiana, and the keys to the stolen vehicle were found in the pocket of the suspect. On top of that, the 41-year-old Battle Creek man also had a felony warrant for his arrest out of the city of Battle Creek.