VIDEO: Man charged after being caught on camera stealing catalytic converters in Tomball

Byron Phillips, 49, was charged with theft after stealing catalytic converters from a parking lot at 18200 Tomball Parkway on Feb. 9. (Houston Police Department)

HOUSTON – A man is wanted by police after he was seen stealing catalytic converters from vehicles in a parking lot in Tomball, according to the Houston Police Department.

Byron Phillips, 49, was charged with theft after stealing catalytic converters from a parking lot at 18200 Tomball Parkway on Feb. 9.

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Police said Phillips is currently out on bond for possession of a criminal instrument.

A victim recorded a cellphone video of the theft, which led to the identification of Phillips.

Anyone with information on Phillips’s whereabouts is asked to call the HPD Metal Theft Unit at 713-308-0900 or Crime Stoppers Houston at 713-222-8477.


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