Catalytic-Converter Theft Suspects Captured in Rancho Santa Fe Following Pursuit

A San Diego Sheriff's cruiser. Courtesy of the department Three suspects in a spate of catalytic-converter thefts were arrested Friday following a ...

August 27, 2022
3:54 PM

A San Diego Sheriff's cruiser. Courtesy of the department Three suspects in a spate of catalytic-converter thefts were arrested Friday following a road chase that began on Interstate 5 and ended in Rancho Santa Fe. The pursuit began shortly after 3 a.m., when deputies spotted a vehicle linked to the series of vehicular emissions-control devices traveling to the south on the freeway in northern San Diego County, according to sheriff's officials. When the deputies tried to pull him over, the driver refused to stop, continuing to the south before exiting onto Via De La Valle, near Del Mar, Lt.

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