Man charged in Englewood catalytic converter thefts

A 24-year-old man was arrested on Aug. 13, 2022, with a dozen catalytic converters. He is suspected of stealing the catalytic converters from a business, according to Englewood police. Photo courtesy Englewood Police Department.

A 24-year-old man was arrested on Aug. 13, 2022, with a dozen catalytic converters. He is suspected of stealing the catalytic converters from a business, according to Englewood police. Photo courtesy Englewood Police Department.
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Aug 17, 2022
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A man accused of stealing a dozen catalytic converters from an Englewood business is facing charges.

Murat Shokhzodayev, 24, of Dayton, was charged with theft, vandalism and possession of criminal tools, according to Montgomery County Common Pleas Court records.

The charges stem from the Aug. 10 theft from an Englewood business.

Shokhzodayev was arrested Saturday morning after he was found with 12 catalytic converters, reciprocating saws and multiple saw blades, according to the Englewood Police Department.

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ARRESTED! During the early morning hours of August 13, 2022, Murat Umarzhondvich Shokhzodayev, age 24 of Dayton, was...

Posted by Englewood Ohio Police Department on Wednesday, August 17, 2022

As of Wednesday afternoon, Shokhzodayev is not listed as a Montgomery County Jail inmate.

Catalytic converter thefts have been reported across the Miami Valley this summer. Police departments in Dayton, Riverside, Oakwood, Centerville and Kettering have all received reports of thefts this year.

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