NYPD effort looks to make catalytic converters harder to steal
A car’s catalytic converter can be stolen in just minutes, and the NYPD is looking to make it harder for the thieves.
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Jul 16, 2022, 12:13 AM
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Updated 661 days ago
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car’s catalytic converter can be stolen in just minutes, and the
NYPD is looking to make it harder for the thieves.
Officers
added stickers with serial numbers to Staten Island residents’ converters. The
service was announced a few weeks ago with nearly 200 people lining up within
the first hour.
The NYPD says there has been a major uptick in these thefts
over the last year and a half, with police estimating about 10 per week in the
borough.
“Within
the catalytic converter, there’s sort of precious metals… so bad guys are
stealing them to sell those pieces to scrapyards,” says Patrol Borough Staten
Island Executive Officer Terence Hurson.
When
the converter heats up, the serial number on the sticker becomes permanently
etched in.
The
121st Precinct will hold another serial number handout event in
Queens on Saturday.
