Thieves target catalytic converters off your vehicles
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Several businesses around Yuma County have reported their catalytic converters being stolen from their vehicles. The Yuma Police Department said it had seen an increase of these kinds of reports this year.
From December 2020 to April 2021, YPD says it has taken at least 27 cases where people reported their catalytic convertor being stolen from their vehicles.
Annie Clary, the Yuma Family YMCA Executive Director, says in February, three of its busses had its catalytic convertor stolen overnight. The thieves left the YMCA with a $6,000 price tag in damages and to replace the converter. It also had to cancel its after-school program for an entire week because it no longer had sufficient transportation for its children.