Catalytic converters are literally a hot commodity, snatched within minutes from the undercarriage of targeted cars and in many instances, right under the noses of the victims.
It doesn’t matter if the devices are painted pink, as some car owners have done as a would-be deterrent. Catalytic converter thefts are on the rise here in Chicago and elsewhere, and most of the culprits are getting away with it, a recent investigation by the Sun-Times’ Stephanie Zimmermann found.
