The recent theft of several catalytic converters from employee shuttle vehicles at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is causing route delays but is not affecting patient services, according to the Houston hospital.
#Crime #Healthcare #Houston #Local #News #Transportation #CatalyticConverterThefts #CatalyticConverters #HoustonPoliceDepartment #MdAnderson #MDAndersonCancerCenterHouston #TexasMedicalCenter
Catalytic converter theft: multi-million dollar black market that left me stranded in LA | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/catalytic-converter-theft-california-black-market-b2544835.html
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...#CarIndustry, which had been lying about real NOx and other #GreenhouseGasEmissions (#GGE) for decades to develop an upgrade kit for each and every car they sold that does not meet environmental standards in real-life use. It was mass fraud, so they should be made to pay up.
As there were no regulations nor government subsidies, as there had been in the 1980's for #CatalyticConverters, upgrade companies either shelved many of their developments or went bust.//
TFW you know #CatalyticConverters are worth money but you're not sure what exactly they are.
APD's August statistics show a few changes from the month before, including some worrisome increases, but one very encouraging trend shows catalytic converter theft is way down.
https://alamedapost.com/news/apd-august-statistics/
#alameda #AlamedaPolice #apd #ApdStatistics #CatalyticConverters #report #robbery #statistics #VehicleTheft
Alameda Police Department's July statistics show a reduction in thefts, assaults, collisions, and robberies, and an increase in recovered stolen vehicles. The department plans a beat 21 community meeting for today, August 15, and one for Beat 24 on September 5.
https://alamedapost.com/news/apd-july-statistics-next-beat-meetings/
#alameda #AlamedaPolice #apd #assault #CatalyticConverters #july_2023 #RecoveredStolenVehicles #report #robbery #statistics #VehicleTheft
Mayor Ashcraft talks electric vehicles, including a new network of public EV charging stations coming to Alameda by 2025. Plus, keep these tips in mind to minimize your likelihood of becoming the victim of an auto-related crime.
https://alamedapost.com/op-ed/encouraging-evs-preventing-auto-theft/
#alameda #AlamedaMayorMarilynEzzyAshcraft #amp #apd #AutoTheft #CatalyticConverters #ElectricVehicleCharging #ElectricVehicles #ev #EvCharging #VehicleTheft
The APD June statistics report revealed an increase of 117% in auto thefts, but a 30% decrease in catalytic converter thefts vs May, 2023. See the full month in review, including five significant incidents that occurred in June.
https://alamedapost.com/news/apd-june-statistics/
#alameda #apd #ApdStatistics #CarTheft #CatalyticConverters #crime
An Oakland woman arrested by APD last month has been charged after connection to at least 21 catalytic converter thefts, several shootings, and multiple vehicle thefts. In the weeks since her arrest, catalytic converter and motor vehicle thefts have decreased by 14%.
https://alamedapost.com/news/da-files-28-felony-charges-after-apd-arrest/
APD collaborated with Alameda County’s Regional Auto Theft Task Force to recover hundreds of converters, $260K cash, stolen firearms, and other property. The multi-agency taskforce also made six arrests.
https://alamedapost.com/news/apd-assists-in-stolen-catalytic-converter-bust/
#apd #opd #theft #acratt #alameda #CarTheft #CatalyticConverters #AlamedaCountyNarcoticsTaskforce
Global News BC: Okanagan resident creates device to prevent catalytic converter thefts https://globalnews.ca/news/9777159/okanagan-resident-device-catalytic-converter-thefts/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #howtoavoidcatalyticconvertertheft #antitheftcatalyticconverter #catalyticconverterstolen #CatalyticConverterTheft #Catalyticconverters #Converterdefender #centralokanagan #lakecountry #Canada
Alameda Police Chief Nishant Joshi aims for Alameda to be the "safest city in Alameda County” and is using data-driven policing to get there. Adam Gillitt interviews Chief Joshi to learn more about this shift in preventing and solving crime.
https://alamedapost.com/news/apd-uses-data-to-drive-policework/
#apd #data #theft #alameda #reports #CarTheft #CompStat #heatmaps #AlamedaPolice #DataDrivenPolicing #CatalyticConverters #ApdChiefNishantJoshi #AutomatedLicensePlateReader Photo by Maurice Ramirez.
APD reports two attempted shootings have occurred in Alameda since the start of May, one with unknown motive near the Rodeway Inn on Webster Street, the other following an attempt to steal a catalytic converter.
https://alamedapost.com/news/two-recent-attempted-shootings-no-injuries/
#apd #crime #alameda #RodewayInn #AttemptedTheft #AttemptedShooting #CatalyticConverters
Catalytic converter thefts are rampant in Alameda, with thieves stealing from streets, parking lots, and even driveways. APD encourages drivers to take these precautions to help keep their cars intact. The Toyota Prius is a prime target.
https://alamedapost.com/news/apd-30-catalytic-converter-thefts-reported-in-13-days/
#APD #Car #Tips #Theft #Alameda #ToyotaPrius #CatalyticConverters
NEW YORK TIMES: Catalytic Converter #Theft is Booming
#CatalyticConverters, or "cats" for short, are valuable because they contain #PreciousMetals that can be extracted and resold for up to $50 per gram.
Nationwide, thefts of the device increased by well over 1,000 percent in 2019, according to a report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau.....
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/18/nyregion/catalytic-converter-stolen.html
