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| Phillip Orbeck |
Two brothers from Bridgeview have begun serving their three-year sentences after pleading guilty earlier this month to stealing catalytic converters from two vehicles in Orland Park.
Nicolas Orbeck, 31, and his brother Philip Orbeck, 28, both
of Bridgeview, were charged with two counts of felony theft after police
arrested them on March 25 after receiving
a call of suspicious men at McCarthy Farms, 10301 W. 159th St., while it
was closed.
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| Nicolas Orbeck |
Police said the men had removed a catalytic converter from a
vehicle at McCarthy Farms and another from a bus at the Orland Park SportsPlex,
11351 W. 159th St.
Catalytic converters are prized by thieves because of the
precious metals they contain, including platinum, palladium or rhodium. They
are fairly easy to remove from a vehicle and the converter can fetch from $100
to $150 at a scrap yard.
The brothers pleaded guilty on May 9 at the Bridgeview
courthouse and were taken into custody.
The next day they were transferred to the Northern Reception
Center in Joliet for processing. They will likely be sent to a minimum security
prison to serve their sentences.
According to the Illinois Department of Corrections website,
they will be eligible for parole next year.
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