Registered car owners of Berkeley will be able to get their vehicle identification number, or VIN, engraved on their catalytic converters to prevent theft Saturday.
Catalytic converter thefts are becoming a growing problem in Berkeley, with incidents rising in number throughout the city. These valuable devices, which are located in the exhaust systems of vehicles, contain precious metals like platinum, palladium and rhodium.
Catalytic converter thefts continue to vex Bay Area motorists; police advise deterrents
Catalytic converter thefts continue to vex Bay Area motorists; police advise deterrents
Investigators say there s been a huge increase in catalytic converter thefts in San Leandro and regionally. Police advise vehicle owners to install aftermarket guards under their vehicles.
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. - San Leandro Police responded to two separate catalytic converter thefts Tuesday morning in a span of just two hours.
Photo: San Leandro police July 6, 2021
One theft took place on the 1100 block of Carpentier Street at the parking garage of an apartment building.
There s a notice posted by the management saying that the thieves may have gained access by following another car into the garage.