The converters, which reduce pollution and toxic gas from a vehicle's emissions, are relatively easy to steal and contain valuable precious metals such as palladium, platinum and rhodium.
Last year, federal, state and local law enforcement carried out a "coordinated takedown" of a multimillion-dollar network of catalytic converter thieves, dealers and processors that led to 21 arrests in five states, the Justice Department said in a ALSO SEE: Nearly 130 catalytic converters seized in auto chop shop bust in Chicago suburb, police say
"Some of these precious metals are more valuable per ounce than gold and their value has been increasing in recent years," the department said. "The black-market price for catalytic converters can be above $1,000 each, depending on the type of vehicle and what state it is from. They can be stolen in less than a minute."
Last year, according to police, 39 catalytic converters were stolen from vehicles in unincorporated Chatham County.
F around and find out
🤣🤣🤣😂😂 Karma
Excellent! Now show me the video
Good job
That’s what you get for trying to steal somebody else’s property
🤷🏻♂️ F around and get crushed!
Good
Gotta love karma!!
That is and was an unnecessary price to pay for his or anyone's life but,it happens time after time after time. Pathetic and Ridiculous to Absurd. RCJLEO 🦁♌
Oops.
How does a vehicle fall on someone?
Even though you have posted it over and over again, this story is still giving off some karma.
Karma is a bitch
He faced swift judgment from YAHUAH literally.
Sucks to be him
Finally some good news!
100$ life
Sorry but poetic justice.
Good 👍
🤭😆
Chicago_Scanner LOL rest in p*** Matthew Eric Smith
I feel nothing for this person. Sue me.
So. Sad. Not.
Well he would be ok if he was being a criminal.
Reap it.
Great news!!!
SPOTNEWSonIG GOOD
Shit happens. Play stupid games win stupid prizes
Nice
🤭
Chicago_Scanner Karma
Brobek89
Awesome
Chicago_Scanner HAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Good
Ahh, justice swiftly served.
Karma
Oh well………..
Karma
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes...
When you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes
😵😂
Is the car OK?
Chicago_Scanner I’m edging. More of this, please.
That's called the karma train
Finally!!!!! A picture of an actual converter rather than a muffler we always see.
Dumb games, dumb prizes?
Chicago_Scanner I want one of those theft prevention systems.
Awww Good
Awww what a shame..
🤣🤣
Ill celebrate this
Good!
Family will sue the car owner.
God works in mysterious wayz
That’s called poetic justice.
Karma remains undefeated
Next
I’ll drink to that.
SPOTNEWSonIG Karma is an evil bitch!
Sucks it wasn’t in Chicago
When are they going to make these cars safer dammit?
I’m so happy to here this wish it would happen more often.
SPOTNEWSonIG Thats a shame.
🤷♂️ oh well
SPOTNEWSonIG Good for him
SPOTNEWSonIG fuck around ..find out
Don't worry, he will still be able to vote Democratic for years to come.
Chicago_Scanner FAFO
Chicago_Scanner Instant karma.
SPOTNEWSonIG
Chicago_Scanner Good
SPOTNEWSonIG FAFO
Chicago_Scanner Allegedly? Are you suggesting he might have been framed?
Chicago_Scanner Bye, girl.
Ban cars with converters
feel good story of the day
Died doing jobs he loves
odenhead