Theft ring has stolen as many as 13,000 catalytic converters worth $19M in central Ohio
from Franklin County and other areas in central Ohio, and Groveport police are saying legislative change by Ohio's lawmakers is needed to help address the problem.
"The city of Groveport will not tolerate thieves targeting hard-working members of our community," Adams said."It hurts everybody — whether you live in Groveport, you live in Reynoldsburg or you live anywhere in the central Ohio community — it just affects us all." Four marked San Francisco Police Department vehicles were Found Monday to have had their catalytic converters stolen from them outside the Special Operations Bureau, which includes SWAT and Bomb Squad vehicles
In addition to catalytic converter thefts, Adams said the organization was involved in selling 300 stolen vehicles for scrap, while only producing titles or documentation for 44 vehicles. He said that catalytic converter thieves have exploited loopholes in Ohio's scrapyard law, sometimes by creating limited liability corporations to bypass limits on the quantity of scrap they can sell.
The bill was referred to the Ohio House Criminal Justice Committee, where it received two hearings, including one in April.
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