Police in on Sunday arrested a 41-year-old man for a case of the attempted theft of a car catalyst.
According to the police around 9:30 pm 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 mans suspected accomplice was located in the in the drivers seat, 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.
Limassol police are continuing the investigation.
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