Merced County deputies help in large-scale wire theft investigation, arrest made

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral was arrested Wednesday successful Turlock aft 60 cut-off catalytic converters were allegedly recovered astatine his concern pursuing a months-long probe from the Merced County Sheriff's Office Investigations Bureau and different agencies.

The sheriff's bureau says that their investigations bureau collaborated with the Turlock Police Department, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office and assorted city, region and authorities agencies.

After a months-long probe into large-scale ligament thefts passim Merced and Stanislaus Counties, detectives accidental they located ample quantities of stripped copper wire, a ligament stripping instrumentality and implicit 60 cut-off catalytic converters astatine a concern successful Turlock.

Deputies accidental that the proprietor of the amerciable concern was arrested for suspicion of felony possession of stolen spot and was taken to the Stanislaus County Jail.

This is an ongoing investigation.