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  1. 04-01-2015, 08:22 PM #1
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    Police raid Gomez Recycling Inc. for stolen catalytic converters | abc7chicago.com

    My town along with Chicago and other agencies break an alleged Cat convertor theft ring.

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    Wow. working in the industry, I can see possibly buying a stolen converter not knowing its stolen. When we buy them we ask what it came off of and hold onto it for a while. older ones, you really can't tell what they are off of but an influx of that many converters should set off alarm bells of some sort.



    I wonder what tipped them off, an employee maybe?
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    They were investigated in 2012 as well.

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  8. 04-01-2015, 09:54 PM #4
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    I was wondering where all those stolen cats reported in Milwaukee County were going. There isn't a yard around here that would even dare, Lots and Lots of EYES.

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    A yard near me was in the news at the beginning of the year as one of two yards that got "stung" by police. Among other things, they had 17(!) shopping carts repossessed as stolen property. Right after they put up signs saying they will only take "evacuated" refridgerant appliances, since people had been draining the lines in the yard and someone must have said something.
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    I work in a pretty rough hood of Chicago, and catalytic converter thefts of church vans, mini buses from charity organizations us a fairly common thing.
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    Around here, if we have stolen cats, we ask the local chinese restaurant...
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