The exhaust system components contain rare valuable metals.
Credit: Ansonia Police Dept.
Ansonia police believe this vehicle was involved in the theft of catalytic converters from local vehicles. February 27, 2021 Author: Associated Press, Bill Flood Published: 7:33 PM EST February 28, 2021 Updated: 7:33 PM EST February 28, 2021
ANSONIA, Conn. Police in Ansonia are investigating the recent thefts of several catalytic converters from cars, echoing a statewide uptick. Five converters were stolen from four locations over the last several days.
Similar thefts have been reported in New Haven, Wallingford, Vernon and Stafford. Thieves often target the converters because they contain rare metals like palladium that are in high demand around the globe. The number of thefts spiked last year during the pandemic, according to published reports.