OCEANSIDE, Calif.—Three suspects allegedly interrupted in the act of stealing a vehicle’s catalytic converter in Oceanside Dec. 26 were apprehended a short time later near police headquarters.
The suspects were allegedly in the middle of a theft about 7 a.m. in the 200 block of El Camino Real, when they were caught in the act by a bystander who managed to smash the windshield of the suspects’ vehicle as it fled the scene, according to Oceanside Police Department Public Information Officer Jennifer Atenza.
