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Jun 14, 2021
3:21:37pm

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Seems like a rising problem nationwide, especially at airports

Raleigh thieves stealing car part more valuable than gold :: WRAL.com

North Carolina is among the top five states with the most catalytic converter thefts.

https://www.wral.com/raleigh-thieves-stealing-car-part-more-valuable-than-gold/19718221/[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wral.com/thieves-at-rdu-international-airport-target-car-part-more-valuable-than-gold/19718221/%3fversion=amp]

The New York Times

Thieves Nationwide Are Slithering Under Cars, Swiping Catalytic Converters

The pollution-control gadgets are full of precious metals like palladium, and prices are soaring as regulators try to tame emissions. Crooks with hacksaws have noticed.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/climate/catalytic-converter-theft.html[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/climate/catalytic-converter-theft.amp.html]

FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports

Dozens of travelers arriving home to catalytic converter thefts at KCI Airport

Catalytic converter thefts are on the rise in Kansas City. Criminals prey on unsuspecting travelers who are using long-term airport parking.

https://fox4kc.com/news/dozens-of-travelers-arriving-home-to-catalytic-converter-thefts-at-kci-airport/[https://www.google.com/amp/s/fox4kc.com/news/dozens-of-travelers-arriving-home-to-catalytic-converter-thefts-at-kci-airport/amp/]

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Seeing a video of a this kind of theft just makes me mad...

Breaded Hamster

6/14/21 3:10pm

What do they do with these?

ThirdStringStreamer

6/14/21 3:14pm

Sell them for the metal in the converter (article below)

runitup590

6/14/21 3:16pm

We had ours sawed out of my wife’s car like 8 or 9 years ago

runitup590

6/14/21 3:15pm

How did nobody hear them cutting? A sawzall on metal is pretty dang loud.

Pimpin4Paradise

6/14/21 3:22pm

It was a really big complex and garages are below all the apts and spread out

runitup590

6/14/21 3:27pm

especially since you know the cops do nothing more about it than filing a report

Pangare

6/14/21 3:17pm

Not the cops fault.

geddylee

6/14/21 3:19pm

yes, not their fault, but it is their job.

Pangare

6/14/21 3:24pm

RE: yes, not their fault, but it is their job.

geddylee

6/14/21 4:24pm

Like I mentioned before I back the police 1000%. Thank you for your service

Pangare

6/14/21 4:38pm

Private security is the answer. Private ownership of the means of production is

jvquarterback

6/14/21 4:38pm

It’s ok

geddylee

6/14/21 3:17pm

This is increasing everywhere. There are locks you can buy for the CC now.

TeeKaa

6/14/21 3:20pm

I started looking at this - seems like a lot of options are popping up.

Breaded Hamster

6/14/21 3:34pm

Washington is a great state, but issues like this will continue as long as the

wabluecoug

6/14/21 3:21pm

Seems like a rising problem nationwide, especially at airports

Gustav

6/14/21 3:21pm

Had my car worked on last week and mechanic said that any cars they can't park

Gustav

6/14/21 3:31pm

That's why people put these on...

6/14/21 3:28pm

That looks like more of a challenge than a deterrent.

Pangare

6/14/21 3:34pm

Sometimes it's about making it just a little bit harder when so many others don't. They'll just shimmy under another car

6/14/21 3:38pm

This. In a target rich environment you just need to be mildly more inconvenient

joelvandyne

6/14/21 3:40pm

This has been a problem in California for years

HiLife

6/14/21 3:40pm

Yes, they need to come down on who's buying them.

Parker Schnabel

6/14/21 4:43pm

I was in Dallas this past week. THey had a segment on it in local news as well as a dealership had 30 of their cars

specsauce

6/14/21 3:47pm

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