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SOUTH BEND — Citing a dramatic rise in catalytic converter thefts in the last few months, local law enforcement agencies and lawmakers are looking to address the problem through new
Rise In Catalytic Converter Thefts In St. Joseph County Pressures Lawmakers To Change State Law
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Law enforcement agencies in St. Joseph County are fed up with the number of catalytic converter thefts they have been seeing in the last two months.
In a press conference on Wednesday, South Bend police chief Scott Ruszkowski said that the number of catalytic converters that they have been called about being stolen has gotten out of control.
“To say there has been a rash is an understatement,” he said. “We’ve had over 170 in the county this year alone, county combined.”