(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Four Chicago men were arrested over the weekend after police in west suburban Elmhurst caught them allegedly stealing a catalytic converter from a vehicle at a condominium parking lot.
Police said a resident called 9-1-1 early Sunday to report seeing several men crouching near a parked vehicle and hearing a “sawing noise” at the parking lot at 110 W. Butterfield Road.
When officers arrived, three men ran toward Butterfield Road but were quickly taken into custody, police said.
A fourth suspect was found sitting in the driver seat of a silver Infiniti sedan in the parking lot, officials said. Officers reportedly found a reciprocating saw, a half-ton floor jack and a sawed-off catalytic converter at the scene.
One catalytic converter had been stolen from a Hyundai SUV, and another catalytic converter had been partially sawed off from a second Hyundai SUV, police said.
The Infiniti was impounded. Charged with possession of an essential motor vehicle part and other offenses were Damarcus O. Burnett, 19; Omarion M. Booker, 18; Kevin L. Gentry, 19; and Devin Gentry, 18. All are from Chicago.
The four were transported to DuPage County Jail for bond hearings, but no further information was available.
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