Catalytic converters, like the one shown here, contain precious metals, which make them a target for thieves with battery-operated reciprocating saws. When sold to recyclers, the devices, which change dangerous exhaust fumes into water and less harmful gases, fetch between $50 and $250 at recycling plants, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
January 20, 2022
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January 20, 2022 1:05 a.m.
Grant County faces problem of catalytic converter thefts
A catalytic converter was reported stolen from a transit bus at the Meditech Mobility facility at 630 E. Broadway Ave. in Moses Lake over the weekend, one theft of dozens like it already this year in Grant County, according to law enforcement authorities.