Second man caught after hours-long search near I-80

A second man was caught Wednesday morning a few hours after a first suspect was arrested in connection with ongoing catalytic converter thefts in West Sacramento, police said.The second man wanted by police was spotted in the search area just after 9:30 a.m. He was detained at the end of Commerce Court near the slough and railroad tracks, West Sacramento police said.A large perimeter had been set up near Interstate 80 after a man was caught hiding near a truck yard along West Capitol Avenue and I-80, according to officers.The incident began about 4:45 a.m. when officers received reports of suspicious activity and vehicles in the area.Police found stolen catalytic converters in the back of a pickup truck near I-80 and found the one man soon after, according to West Sacramento police spokesman Roger Kinney.Police have been patrolling the area in recent weeks because businesses that house big rigs have become victims of catalytic converter thefts.Each catalytic converter is worth about $5,000 to $6,000."It costs businesses a lot of money," Kinney said.The owner of Mayer Equipment said he's had $50,000 in catalytic converters stolen from his business in the last month. He's furious because he says burglars turn around and sell the stolen parts and only get about $50 for them.No additional information has been released.KCRA's Leticia Ordaz contributed to this report.

A second man was caught Wednesday morning a few hours after a first suspect was arrested in connection with ongoing catalytic converter thefts in West Sacramento, police said.

The second man wanted by police was spotted in the search area just after 9:30 a.m. He was detained at the end of Commerce Court near the slough and railroad tracks, West Sacramento police said.


A large perimeter had been set up near Interstate 80 after a man was caught hiding near a truck yard along West Capitol Avenue and I-80, according to officers.

The incident began about 4:45 a.m. when officers received reports of suspicious activity and vehicles in the area.

Police found stolen catalytic converters in the back of a pickup truck near I-80 and found the one man soon after, according to West Sacramento police spokesman Roger Kinney.

Police have been patrolling the area in recent weeks because businesses that house big rigs have become victims of catalytic converter thefts.

Each catalytic converter is worth about $5,000 to $6,000.

"It costs businesses a lot of money," Kinney said.

The owner of Mayer Equipment said he's had $50,000 in catalytic converters stolen from his business in the last month. He's furious because he says burglars turn around and sell the stolen parts and only get about $50 for them.

No additional information has been released.

KCRA's Leticia Ordaz contributed to this report.