On Dec. 14, 2021, at about 12:40 p.m., Utica police were dispatched to the Dollar General at 1700 Erie St. regarding a suspicious male underneath a vehicle. An investigator was in the immediate vicinity and arrived to find a male lying beneath a vehicle that was jacked up, and the male was in possession of a reciprocating saw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The investigator immediately confronted the party and detained him, as it was suspected that he was attempting to remove the catalytic converter from the vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Utica Police Department has been investigating numerous thefts of catalytic converters and has previously made several other arrests regarding these crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Furthermore, this investigator was familiar with the male from a previous incident under investigation involving the thefts of converters and damage to several state Department of Transportation vehicles in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brian Land, 37, of Leonardsville, was charged with third-degree criminal mischief and fourth-degree grand larceny as a result of the February incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Charges are pending regarding the Dec. 4 incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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