A daytime catalytic converter theft in Mesa, Arizona, turned into a larger property crime case after police found 14 stolen converters in a pickup truck, according to court documents cited by FOX 10 Phoenix.
Police say the case began Tuesday morning when officers responded to a report that a catalytic converter had been cut from a Ford Excursion.
A witness reported seeing three men remove the part, load it into a black Ford Ranger, and leave the area, according to FOX 10 Phoenix. Officers soon spotted the truck on Broadway Road and stopped it at a nearby gas station…