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First-person stories from the victims of catalytic converter theft are the stuff nightmares are made of: Victims often awake in the middle of the night to the sound of loud grinding or metal-on-metal sawing. They scurry out of bed and make their way to their vehicle only to find that a thief has absconded with the automobile's catalytic converter, or the exhaust emission-control device that in recent years has become a growing target for theft because it's composed of such valuable metals as platinum, rhodium and palladium.
Catalytic converters are bolted to the bottom of a vehicle. With the right tools, such as a reciprocating saw, thieves generally remove catalytic converters in a matter of minutes. Some car brands are targeted more for this type of crime than others; they include Prius, Honda and Lexus SUVs.
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Elana Ashanti Jefferson
Elana Ashanti Jefferson serves as ALM's PropertyCasualty360 Group Chief Editor. She is a veteran journalist and communications professional. Reach her by sending an e-mail to [email protected].
