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Traffic stop nets 20 stolen catalytic converters in Santa Barbara County

Missing a catalytic converter? The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office might want to speak with you. Deputies seized 20 catalytic converters from inside a car they pulled over for a routine traff…

ktla.com

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Missing a catalytic converter? The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office might want to speak with you.

Deputies seized 20 catalytic converters from inside a car they pulled over for a routine traffic stop early Tuesday morning in the Isla Vista area, authorities said. They also located a floor jack and impact drill.
Both occupants of the car, Arman Abrahamyan, 25, of Van Nuys, and Levon Martirosyan, 27, of Glendale, face a host of felony charges including grand theft, possession of burglary tools, possession of stolen property and conspiracy.
Both were being held in lieu of $20,000 bail at the Santa Barbara Main Jail.


“Deputies from the Isla Vista Foot Patrol and Goleta Patrol have taken several reports for thefts of catalytic converters throughout the day on Tuesday,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release. The three precious metals that are commonly used in catalytic converters, platinum, palladium and rhodium, sell for high prices, making them an appealing target for thieves. Victims who have not yet reported their catalytic converter as stolen were encouraged to use an online reporting tool at SBSheriff.org or contact dispatch at 805-683-2724."

 

[adam1991]

Steve Lehto did a great job of explaining how a decent lawyer can tear something like this apart in court.

 

[@McMike]

Not surprised, they all look like the same one. Can anyone ID them?

 

[2 doors]

Shiny new jack and new tool bag, but no saw found. I wonder where that went.

 

[bzcat]

Not surprised, they all look like the same one. Can anyone ID them?

My money is on Prius

 

[Cooper]

Wonder how long before the impact drill and floor jack are on govdeals.com. And "lot of 20 catalytic converters."

 

[@McMike]

My money is on Prius

I was wondering if it that that. Have heard that some Prius' have been a recent favorite.

Here's a stock system from a 2nd gen (2003–2009)

 

[got-rice]

Both occupants of the car, Arman Abrahamyan, 25, of Van Nuys, and Levon Martirosyan, 27, of Glendale, face a host of felony charges including grand theft, possession of burglary tools, possession of stolen property and conspiracy.

OK Bro

 

[eatrach]

Upstanding armos

 

[Air and water do mix]

While I applaud catching them, that needs to be repeated a thousand times over.

 

[Golf_Rrrrr]

OK Bro
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The BMW should be white, not black.

 

[LT1M21Stingray]

Not surprised, they all look like the same one. Can anyone ID them?

Could they all come from the same dealership?

 

[got-rice]

The BMW should be white, not black.

Love stereotypes, but I think most Armenians don't identify as Persian

 

[mitanokaseifu]

Thinking serial killers need to start tricking cat converter theives. Hide in the trunk and turn these guys into a suit.

 

[Senior Member]

Love stereotypes, but I think most Armenians don't identify as Persian

Both make great Kebab.

 

[Northern RD]

Thinking serial killers need to start tricking cat converter theives. Hide in the trunk and turn these guys into a suit.

That's not soo far fetched: when Ed Gein did work with county road crews he managed to bump a few of his co-workers off and later justified turning them into evening snacks because they were stealing construction supplies,...

 

[got-rice]

Both make great Kebab.

TCL dinner? I was just talking about food with @VadGTI on OT

 

[VadGTI]

TCL dinner? I was just talking about food with @VadGTI on OT
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I'm down for some barg kabob and zereshk rice .

 

[Senior Member]

I'm down for some barg kabob and zereshk rice .

While we don't have Zankou in NJ, we have other options.

Example from last weekend.

And a few weeks before