When someone imagines a thief catalysts The first thing that comes to mind is a gang member or a low-income guy driving a average vehicle that does not attract attention.
However, an outlier was captured in Torrance, Calif., where the opposite of the low profile is observed. In a video released by the local Police Department, a man is seen group of men aboard a yellow Lamborghini Urus parking near a pickup truck. The purpose is to get a catalytic converter, an object much sought after in recent times by thugs.
Around 4am on 9/11/22, in the 3800 block of 184th Street, four male suspects exit a yellow Lamborghini Urus w/ black rims to steal a catalytic converter. If you have any information regarding this incident please contact Detectives at 310-618-5570. #Torrance #The Angels #SouthBay pic.twitter.com/U7R9sjYRZO
—Torrance Police (@TorrancePD) November 17, 2022
The incident occurred on November 9, around 4:00 am, in the 3800 block of 184th Street. The images show four subjects, one of them acting as a lookout while the rest carried out the crime.
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It is not the first time that a robbery of catalytic converter is recorded by cameras. Last year, a vehicle in a driveway was recorded while two suspects They removed a component. They had the audacity to steal it in broad daylight.
Earlier this month, the United States Department of Justice stopped a catalytic converter theft ring. The operation involved 21 people in five states.
Last year, approximately 1,600 catalytic converters were stolen in California each month, with California accounting for 37% of all catalytic converter theft claims nationwide. I am proud to announce that we have indicted nine people who are at the center of catalyst theft in our community and across the country.said US Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert.
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