Armed suspects are stealing catalytic converters in Redwood City and police are raising awareness in hopes of catching the criminals and protecting residents, the department said Thursday.
The same suspects are believed to have committed at least eight catalytic converter thefts on March 21. One theft was captured on private security video and shows a group of three suspects involved in the crime, one of whom appears to be armed with an AK-47-style assault rifle, police said.
The suspects are described as three men of unknown ethnicity. The first was wearing a Bape Brank Shark zip-up sweatshirt, light-colored pants, and dark-colored shoes; the second was armed with an AK-47 and was wearing a light-colored hoodie, while the third subject was wearing a dark-colored hoodie and dark-colored pants.