Catalytic converter thieves target businesses in parts heists
Rates of those thefts are still climbing in St. Louis City and County, while rural areas are seeing big hauls from RV storage, car repair, and vehicle fleets Author: PJ Randhawa, Erin Richey (KSDK) Published: 6:00 AM CDT May 25, 2021 Updated: 6:21 AM CDT May 25, 2021
ST. LOUIS Joe Barbaglia of Southwest Auto and Columbia Auto is usually in the business of fixing cars. At the request of the I-Team’s PJ Randhawa, he demonstrated how easy it is for thieves to break one in order to steal a valuable and vulnerable part.
“Cut this pipe and this pipe off,” he said. “Matter of two minutes.”