A Rockport man is accused of stealing from the local salvage yard he worked for as an employee.
Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Paul Oldham, 49, of Rockport, on Wednesday night following a reported theft in progress at a local salvage yard located in the 3700 block of North St. Joseph Avenue.
Deputies were dispatched to the business after an employee reported seeing someone on the property loading items into a white Chevrolet Tahoe.
Authorities located the vehicle and Oldham, an employee of the business, on the property. During the investigation, employees directed deputies to an area near Oldham’s work station.
Deputies located nine catalytic converters staged on the ground outside a rear door of the business. An additional three catalytic converters were located in the bed of a nearby dump truck, approximately 10 feet from the area where Oldham had been located.
Oldham was taken into custody and booked into the Vanderburgh County Jail. He has been charged with 12 counts of theft of valuable metals.
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