CADILLAC – Preston Breitmeyer was recognized by F/Lt. Travis House of the Cadillac Post today, for his help in the arrest of several people involved in thefts of catalytic converters in northwest Michigan.
On Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at approximately 12:57 p.m. a trooper from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Cadillac Post was called to an in-progress theft of a catalytic converter in Springvale Township. Mr. Breitmeyer saw people in his driveway stealing the catalytic converter from his Jeep.
He 911 and as the trooper was responding, the suspects left in a tan Chrysler minivan. The suspects were caught at the corner of N. 9 Rd and M-115. All the evidence in the van was seized and three of the suspects were lodged in the Wexford County Jail.
Several of them had outstanding warrants. Search warrants were also conducted at a suspect’s residence where several more items were seized and at a storage unit.
