A man was behind bars after police said they caught him red-handed attempting to steal a catalytic converter from a car at the Extended Stay Hotel in Doral Sunday.
According to the police report, Davislay Gonzalez Machuat, 34, was arrested when a suspicious noise alerted a patrol doing a routine check up of the hotel and found Gonzalez underneath a car, holding a red jigsaw.
Police say Gonzalez then took off on foot, leading them on a brief foot chase. Gonzalez was found with six other catalytic converters inside his car along with saw blades for the jigsaw, the report said.
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According to the National Crime Insurance Board, the converters can fetch anywhere from $150 to $3000 dollars due to their valuable raw materials found inside, like platinum, rhodium and palladium.
Gonzalez was charged with six counts of grand theft 3rd degree, as well as one count each for dealing in stolen property, attempted burglary, Criminal mischief, possession of burglary tools, resisting an office without violence and loitering, according to the arrest report.
