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Oakdale man arrested for stealing catalytic converters
Robert Gomez
Robert Gomez

A 31-year-old Oakdale man was arrested Saturday morning when police found him stealing catalytic converters from vehicles at Acuna Auto Body in the 2000 block of Rockefeller Drive.

Employees of the shop interrupted Robert Gomez and called police at 9:40 a.m. When Officer Jesus Salinas arrived, the employees were chasing Gomez, who then surrendered. Along with Officer Jeffery Godfrey, police investigated and determined that Gomez brought tools with him to steal catalytic converters from the vehicles at the business and was successful with getting one before he was confronted.Gomez was arrested and booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center for grand theft, vandalism, possession of burglary tools and a warrant for his arrest.