Man With Stolen Catalytic Converter Arrested In Peninsula

San Mateo CA

18 June, 2021

12:18 PM

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MILLBRAE, CA — A 25-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of cutting a catalytic converter off a vehicle that belonged to someone else. The arrest came after a traffic stop in the 400 block of El Camino Real in Millbrae for a vehicle code violation conducted at 6:36 p.m. by deputies of the Millbrae Police Bureau of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. Deputies determined the driver — Jorge Omar Floresmeza — was driving on a suspended license. A search of his vehicle found burglary tools and a catalytic converter believed to have been removed from a Toyota Prius. Deputies arrested Floresmeza on suspicion of numerous offenses, including two felonies (grand theft and committing a felony while out on bail) and three misdemeanors (driving on a suspended license, possession of burglary tools and tampering with a vehicle). Copyright © 2021 Bay City News, Inc. All rights reserved. Republication, rebroadcast or redistribution without the express written consent of Bay City News, Inc. is prohibited. Bay City News is a 24/7 news service covering the greater Bay Area.