Man arrested in Limassol for attempted catalyst theft

Police in on Sunday arrested a 41-year-old man for a case of attempted theft of a car catalyst.

According to the police, at around 9:30pm they received a tip-off that an unknown person was trying to remove the catalyst from a parked vehicle in an open area of Limassol. According to the tip-off the man had arrived with a second person, who was waiting for him in a car nearby.

Police went to the area, where they found a car raised on a jack. The suspect fled as soon as he noticed the police and managed to escape.

The man’s suspected accomplice was located in the parked car, and identified as a 41-year-old resident of Limassol.

Police conducted a search of the vehicle and found various tools and two power tool batteries which were seized as evidence.

A judicial arrest warrant was issued against the 41-year-old and he was detained to facilitate investigations.

An inspection carried out on the first vehicle, found that its catalyst had been cut off on one side.