<div dir="auto"><div>Just saw this article on the surge in catalytic converter thefts since the start of the pandemic and thought it would be of interest in light of the string below. Of note: Toyota Prius catalytic converters are especially valuable.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2021/10/takoma-park-police-team-up-with-mechanics-to-stop-catalytic-converter-thefts/">https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2021/10/takoma-park-police-team-up-with-mechanics-to-stop-catalytic-converter-thefts/</a><br><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">Mark Jordan<br>202.525.6732</div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 1, 2021, 7:38 PM Paul Krupa <<a href="mailto:paul.krupa@gmail.com">paul.krupa@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">I have a view of that location but it is a stretch. Viewed some footage to see if I would get lucky but wasn’t meant to be. I expect to have something indicating the activity. Finding it is a tedious task. My app is not the best for searching. Perhaps a download is in order to use on another viewing app. <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone </div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Oct 1, 2021, at 14:17, Benjamin Dunlap <<a href="mailto:gabedun@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">gabedun@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">Catalytic converters have precious metals (platinum and/or palladium) that can be recovered for reuse. <div dir="auto">I don't know the stats for this area but it is not particularly unusual for them to be stolen for some sort of redemption fee. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 1, 2021, 1:35 PM Alden O'Brien <<a href="mailto:aldenob151@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">aldenob151@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Apparently this is a common thing now: someone comes and cuts off your exhaust pipe and steals your catalytic converter in the middle of the night. They can get a few hundred bucks for it and it'll cost you (or your insurance) $2000 (off the cuff quote from David at Hill Auto, do not have an official estimate yet, but State Farm will cover it, yay). <div><br></div><div>Not sure when it happened as I was away from last Weds-Sunday night. I was parked on 13th near Independence in the 100 block, along the grassy bit at the end of the block. The insurance adjustor asked if any of my neighbors had cameras that might have covered where the car was and I"m pretty sure not, but I said I'd post a query.</div><div><br></div><div>Mostly though, I"m posting to let people know--I'd never heard of this but both David, and the State Farm guy, said "oh yeah this is constantly happening now, you're the 4th or 5th person I've dealt with in last day or two about this." </div><div><br></div><div>Not that there's a lot you can do about it--but apparently you can put a cover on it to deter, so I'll be asking about that...</div><div><br></div><div>Alden at 151 KY</div></div>
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