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Milwaukee thieves targeting catalytic converters


Milwaukee thieves targeting catalytic converters
April 17, 2021
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MILWAUKEE (AP) Thieves in Milwaukee are targeting catalytic converters on people’s cars.
As of April 11, thieves had stolen 497 car parts, up 19% from the same time last year, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Police don’t break the parts out by category, but they say catalytic converters are the main target.
Sgt. Efrain Cornejo said the converters contain precious metals such as palladium, rhodium and platinum. Repair shops and people looking to save money on replacement parts also are looking for converters, he added.
A skilled thief can slip under a car with an electrical saw and cut a converter free in five minutes, Cornejo said. ....

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Theft of catalytic converters up in Milwaukee. How to deter thieves


Verna Taylor always took good care of her 2004 Toyota Sequoia, so when she cranked up her truck one morning to run errands, she knew the loud sound she heard wasn’t normal and drove straight to a nearby muffler shop.
“My truck sounded like a loud tractor or something,” Taylor said.
When the muffler shop hoisted the Sequoia on the lift, the mechanic quickly spotted the problem.
“Someone cut my catalytic converter, Taylor said. I didn’t even know what a catalytic converter was before this.” 
The bigger surprise: a $1,500 price tag to fix it.
While Milwaukee police don’t break out stolen catalytic converters by category, they say stolen car parts of which catalytic converters are the main target are up significantly this year. As of April 11, there have been 497 “stolen car parts” reported, up 19% from the same time last year. ....

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