The Newaygo County Sheriff's Office has been working alongside Kent County Sheriff's Office detectives and the Metro Pattern Crimes Team to make headway against catalytic converter thefts.

On Monday, a 39-year-old Howard City man and a 34-year-old Greenville man were arrested for two 5-year felonies: Larceny from a Motor Vehicle & violation of the Scrap Metal Regulatory Act.

According to the Kent County Sheriff's Office, both are alleged to have cut a catalytic converter from a victim's vehicle along 18 Mile Rd North West in Nelson Township days earlier.

The victim is estimated to be out $1,000. The agencies involved are working together to see if this arrest can help solve other cases as well.