Metal thieves target catalytic converters

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Channel: LancasterOnline · 2012 · News & Politics

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To steal a catalytic converter, a thief must crawl underneath a car, spend some time sawing or cutting the converter from the car's exhaust system, then make his escape with a football-sized, dirty car part under his arm.

It takes elbow grease and planning, but it's happening at an increasing rate in Lancaster County, PA and across the country and even the globe, at car dealers, businesses and even shopping center parking lots.

Read more: http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/609386_Catalyst-for-crime--Metal-thieves-target-car-part.html

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