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Two arrested after catalytic converters taken from cars at KIMS hospital in Maidstone

Two men have been arrested after a pair of catalytic converters were taken from a hospital car park.

Police were called to KIMS hospital in Bearsted Road, Maidstone, at 2pm on Monday after the victims returned to find their cars had been targeted.

Catalytic converters were found in the boot of a Seat in Dartford. Picture: Kent Police
Catalytic converters were found in the boot of a Seat in Dartford. Picture: Kent Police

Officers found the converters in the boot of a car which was tracked down to Home Gardens, Dartford, and suspected of using cloned number plates.

Following enquiries, a Seat Leon was searched and two catalytic converters were discovered alongside a jack, cutting equipment, gloves and two registration plates for the vehicle.

Two men were arrested after one was seen swiftly walking from the parked hatchback, while the other was chased by officers.

The first man, a 42 year-old from Dover, and a second man, a 47 year-old from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, were bailed to return to police on Friday, July 22.

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