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Police report: thefts — including catalytic-converter incidents — rise in June; department adds two officers
Summary
Fenton police reported steady overall numbers but a rise in thefts in June, including catalytic-converter thefts at several retail locations; the department introduced two new officers and said it has investigative leads and increased targeted enforcement at known hotspots.
Captain Pliviac presented the June 2026 police report, opening with introductions of two officers: Mark Watson, newly assigned after five years at the North County precinct, and returning officer Lauren Wanless, who rejoined after service with county police.
Captain Pliviac said overall crime numbers were mostly steady but thefts rose, driven largely by commercial thefts at locations including Walmart, Lowe’s, Target and local retail stores. He reported multiple catalytic-converter thefts ("I think they had 5 cars got catalytic converters cut off of them") and said officers are pursuing video leads and have made at least one arrest in a separate copper-guttering theft case. On traffic enforcement, a Stelstat camera survey on Allen Road (June 25–July 1) showed an average speed of 19 mph with a maximum of 39 mph; officers issued multiple tickets from radar enforcement.
