Lacombe woman among couple charged with theft of catalytic converters

Two people are facing charges after Ponoka RCMP responded to a report of a theft of a catalytic converter on the weekend.

On Aug. 29 around 6 p.m., police were called to the 5500 block of 57 Avenue in Ponoka, and located two suspects in a parked vehicle.

Both were arrested without incident following an investigation, which resulted in the discovery of stolen mail from an additional vehicle.

Other suspected stolen property recovered from the suspect’s vehicle included two additional catalytic converters, coiled wiring, and an electric vehicle battery.