An auto repair shop in Norfolk, Virginia, was recently the target of a catalytic converter theft, reports 13News Now.
Shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 18, surveillance footage showed two individuals in the Speedy Auto Service parking lot. When shop technicians arrived to the shop and conducted routine inspection on their vehicles, they found that two catalytic converters were gone.
Cory Cale, who has worked at the shop for seven years, said that this is not the first incident to take place, and that thieves have many reasons to target catalytic converters due to their many uses—but warned that it only hurts all parties involved in the end.
“Anything regarding emissions on a vehicle, to remove any sort of emissions in general, is a federal crime. So there's a little bit more of a scare for that as well. And it's not if you get caught, it's when you will get caught,” said Cale.
The shop is currently waiting for a police investigation to take place and gather more info on what happened.
