Abstract
MOTORISTS have learned to take down the window mounts for their GPS systems when they leave their cars unattended. But there is a new form of automotive theft they can do little about. The theft of precious-metal-containing catalytic converters is increasingly becoming a nuisance across the U.S. Thieves with electric saws crawl under parked cars and sever the catalytic converter canisters right off the exhaust pipe, often in less than a minute. Victims find nothing amiss about their cars until they turn the ignition and the engine roars like a motorcycle. It’s hard to pin down how prevalent the problem has become. Frank Scafidi is a spokesman with the National Insurance Crime Bureau, which tracks car theft data. He says it is impossible to keep reliable nationwide statistics on theft of catalytic converters. NICB gets its crime data from the insurance company claims process, and catalytic converter theft often isn’t reported because the damage ...
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