Auburn Hills police seek automobile larceny suspect

Man believed to be involved in multiple converter thefts

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – In a Facebook post Thursday, Auburn Hills police asked for the public's assistance in finding a man suspected in multiple thefts. 

Two catalytic converters were stolen from diesel trucks parked at a construction company on Paldan Street at approximately 8 a.m on Nov. 5. The thief had exited a silver Dodge Caliber parked between the two trucks and then climbed under them to remove the converters.

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Approximately 20 minutes later, a man wearing the same dark clothing entered Ultra Professional Outdoor Services on Pontiac Road. He entered the lot carrying carrying a tool bag and stole two more catalytic converters, one from a dump truck. It's estimated that the thefts cost more than $10,000 in damages and losses.

He is described as being a 40- to 50-year-old stocky white man with discoloration or balding on the top of his head. 

The vehicle and suspect in the Auburn Hills cases match similar catalytic converter thefts in Bloomfield Township and the City of Troy

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Auburn Hills Police Department at 248-364-6875

ORIGINAL STORY: 

Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man suspected in several automobile larcenies.

A catalytic converter was stolen from a 2001 Ford Econoline van at approximately 1 a.m. on Oct. 25. Surveillance footage shows a silver Dodge Caliber parked next to the van in the DRYmedic lot located at 795 Industrial Court. The suspect exited his vehicle and proceeded to crawl under the van, where he then removed its catalytic converter.

The suspect is described as a white man with a heavy build, approximately 6 feet tall and wearing dark clothing.

The same suspect and vehicle are also believed to be responsible for recent converter thefts at the Franklin Road Church of Christ and Fred Astaire Dance Studio.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Bloomfield Township Police Department at 248-433-7755.

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