SECURITYMay 23 · 16:12 UTCKTLA 5Lily Dallow

Los Angeles man charged in Southern California catalytic converter theft spree

A 20-year-old Los Angeles man, Efran Esau Flores Alvarez, has been charged with nine felony grand theft counts for catalytic converter thefts in Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley, Ventura County, between March 20 and April. Prosecutors linked him to the spree, which has been a growing issue in the region.

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