Clown Caught Stealing Catalytic Converters
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According to a criminal complaint filed in Anoka County District Court, recently a guy wearing a clown mask was apprehended taking catalytic converters from cars on a dealership lot in Blaine, Minnesota.
The clown in question, Matthew Jacoboski, 33 from Minneapolis, was charged with possession of burglary tools and 1st degree criminal damage to property.
No doubt, you ve heard of the rash of catalytic converter thefts as of lately. I had no idea that these catalytic converters were chocked full of precious metals. Well, evidently, it didn t get past the criminal element that there was money to be made.
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Charges: Man in clown mask caught stealing catalytic converters from Blaine dealership
Police found the suspect under a vehicle with catalytic converters in his bag, charges say.
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Anoka County Jail
A 33-year-old Minneapolis man is accused of wearing a clown mask to hide his identity while stealing catalytic converters from vehicles at a dealership in Blaine.
Matthew Jacoboski was charged in Anoka County District Court on Wednesday with one count of first-degree criminal damage to property and one count of possession of burglary or theft tools in connection to the Feb. 22 incident.
According to the criminal complaint, police responded to Metro Auto Sales on Baltimore Street NE in Blaine at 11:10 p.m. on Feb. 22 after one or two people were spotted on camera going underneath cars to steal catalytic converters.
Charges: Man wearing clown mask caught removing catalytic converters
By FOX 9 Staff
A box of catalytic converters.
BLAINE, Minn. (FOX 9) - A man wearing a clown mask was caught removing catalytic converters from vehicles at a dealership lot in Blaine, Minnesota, according to the criminal complaint filed in Anoka County District Court.
Matthew Jacoboski, 33, of Minneapolis has been charged with possession of burglary tools and first-degree criminal damage to property.
Catalytic converters contain precious metals and can be sold to scrap dealers. Twin Cities metro police departments have seen in an increase in catalytic converter thefts from vehicles over the past year.
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