SUN JOURNAL • April 14, 2020
Franklin, Oxford, Kennebec and Somerset counties are receiving a high number of reports of catalytic converters stolen from vehicles this month. The converters are being cut out from the exhaust system. On Sunday, Jacob R. Hine, 23, of Livermore Falls was arrested on charges of theft by unauthorized taking, possession of burglar tools and violating conditions of release. Hine is accused of stealing a catalytic converter from a vehicle in Leeds.