NORFOLK, Va. — A Chesapeake man is facing charges for stealing catalytic converters in Norfolk, police said.
Early in the morning on Dec. 13, police were called to the 7500 block of Avenue J for a man who had been reportedly seen underneath parked cars. When officers got there, they said they found Joseph Clarke, 29.
According to a press release, detectives charged Clarke with two counts of catalytic converter theft in addition to possession of burglarious tools.
Clarke was being held in the Norfolk City Jail without bond.
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