Trooper Arrests Two for Theft of Catalytic Converter

[dieselrealtor]

I saw someone at RK in Martinsville a year or 2 ago with a truckload of cats and someone else that appeared to be buying them. Called it in as suspicious activity & was hung up on, made a post about it here.

Glad to hear about thieves being arrested.

 

[***Ironhead***]

Meth and crack poster material!

 

[foszoe]

In the good ole days, patriots railed against the mandate of catalytic converters.

 

[maxwelhse]

In the good ole days, patriots railed against the mandate of catalytic converters.

Not sure if implied purple..?

 

[femurphy77]

They have this happen at work pretty regularly, with video evidence you shoot be able to shoot thieves on site.

I crawled under my GMC before I signed the papers, the salesman asked me what I was doing and I told him I wanted to see how easy it would be to steal the cats. On this model I don't believe it's possible. They're difficult to even see much less access with a sawzall and if a thief had initiative and a drive to work they wouldn't be thieves.

 

[d.kaufman]

We've been running about 3 weeks behind at work. Finally pushed in an F150 Friday. Raised it up to pull the trans out and guess what looks freshly cut out. No idea when it happened as we're getting to the work about 3 weeks after it's been there.

Will have to deal with this on Monday and didn't feel like breaking the news to the customer about this Friday half hour before quitting time.

 

[kyleburns]

Trooper Arrests Two for Theft of Catalytic Converter

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Trooper Arrests Two for Theft of Catalytic Converter​

Indiana State Police sent this bulletin at 08/27/2021 02:56 PM EDT

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​ ​ ​ ​ Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.​ ​ ​ ​ INDIANA STATE POLICE BLOOMINGTON DISTRICT 1500 N. Packinghouse Road, #200 Bloomington, IN 47404 www.in.gov/isp FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE​ ​ CONTACT: Sergeant Michael Wood Public Information Officer 812-332-4411 DATE ​ Trooper Arrests Two for Theft of Catalytic Converter​ Yesterday morning, Trooper Jeremy Cox had just left the Indiana State Police Post and had turned north on Woodyard Road from Vernal Pike in Bloomington when he observed suspicious activity by two men in a red Dodge truck parked alongside a black GMC SUV that was off the roadway and had been left abandoned. Trp. Cox observed a cloud of dust coming from the GMC as Nicky D. Wright, 52 years old from Martinsville, was reaching into the fender well area of the vehicle. A second suspect, Richard P. Vanskiver, 63 years old from Martinsville, was sitting in the Dodge truck, that was parked next to the GMC. As Master Trooper Mark Clephane and Senior Trooper Kent Rohlfing arrived to assist, the investigation revealed inconsistencies with the two men's stories, damage consistent with the theft of catalytic converter along with the presence of the tools involved in the alleged theft. Both men were transported to the Monroe County Jail on the following charges, Auto Theft, Level 6 Felony (2 counts) Conversion, Class A Misdemeanor Criminal Mischief, Class A Misdemeanor Arrest photos may be obtained from the Monroe County Jail Lt. Paul Bucher, Commander of the Bloomington District, commended the work of the Troopers as this type of crime has spiked recently, "We continually see this crime occur within our community as the prices of precious metals rise and our Troopers are well trained in detecting the behaviors of suspects that prey on other people’s misfortunes." Lt. Bucher also stated, "We would like to remind the public to be vigilant of their property and report any suspicious activity alongside our roadways." All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. -30- WOOD​

Talked with someone at the 1500 yesterday who has seen a team working in Indy that has a pretty sophisticated process worked out.

 

[bwframe]

Talked with someone at the 1500 yesterday who has seen a team working in Indy that has a pretty sophisticated process worked out.

More details on this, my friend?

 

[bwframe]

We've been running about 3 weeks behind at work. Finally pushed in an F150 Friday. Raised it up to pull the trans out and guess what looks freshly cut out. No idea when it happened as we're getting to the work about 3 weeks after it's been there.

Will have to deal with this on Monday and didn't feel like breaking the news to the customer about this Friday half hour before quitting time.

Did you check the rest of the vehicles in your lot?

 

[d.kaufman]

Did you check the rest of the vehicles in your lot?

Yeah. That was the only 1. Mostly cars in the lot so those are much harder.
It amazes me too because the shops on one of the busiest roads In the city and the police station is literally 1 block away

 

[bwframe]

...It amazes me too because the shops on one of the busiest roads In the city and the police station is literally 1 block away

The theives in the OP were doing this roadside, right down the road from the state police post.

 

[d.kaufman]

The theives in the OP were doing this roadside, right down the road from the state police post.

Brazen that's for sure.

None of the vehicles In our lot are more than 20 feet from the road and there's plenty of lighting as well. So they're highly visible

 

[bwframe]

Brazen that's for sure.

None of the vehicles In our lot are more than 20 feet from the road and there's plenty of lighting as well. So they're highly visible

I wonder if its like the tweeked out meth heads stealing copper? Not sure which way is up, much less where they are?

Or maybe there is a lot more catch and release going on than we hear of?

Saw a frustrating sight today.

Went to CVS to grab some ice cream for the gf. Wall up the cashier dude, greet him. He greets me,then looking past me to the door he yells "sir!" ... "Sir!" ... Then in a frustrated loudest tone "sir!!!". Naturally I turned to look the moment he started yelling. Guy had 4 Budweiser 24 packs...

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[d.kaufman]

I wonder if its like the tweeked out meth heads stealing copper? Not sure which way is up, much less where they are?

Or maybe there is a lot more catch and release going on than we hear of?

Saw a frustrating sight today.

Went to CVS to grab some ice cream for the gf. Wall up the cashier dude, greet him. He greets me,then looking past me to the door he yells "sir!" ... "Sir!" ... Then in a frustrated loudest tone "sir!!!". Naturally I turned to look the moment he started yelling. Guy had 4 Budweiser 24 packs...

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I'm sure it's a combination of both

 

[bwframe]

I saw someone at RK in Martinsville a year or 2 ago with a truckload of cats and someone else that appeared to be buying them. Called it in as suspicious activity & was hung up on, made a post about it here.

Glad to hear about thieves being arrested.

No wonder those goons from Martinsville were all the way down here stealing cats.

They've already picked Morgan County clean?

 

[Bill2905]

I wonder if its like the tweeked out meth heads stealing copper? Not sure which way is up, much less where they are?

Or maybe there is a lot more catch and release going on than we hear of?

Saw a frustrating sight today.

Went to CVS to grab some ice cream for the gf. Wall up the cashier dude, greet him. He greets me,then looking past me to the door he yells "sir!" ... "Sir!" ... Then in a frustrated loudest tone "sir!!!". Naturally I turned to look the moment he started yelling. Guy had 4 Budweiser 24 packs...

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I believe that drug addiction fuels a large percentage of all thefts that occur. An addict will let nothing get in the way and their next fix.

 

[Bill2905]

I remember reading a year or two ago in the local news about a man who was found crushed to death under a car in Gary. The police concluded that he was stealing a converter and the jack supports he had rigged failed on him.

 

[d.kaufman]

I remember reading a year or two ago in the local news about a man who was found crushed to death under a car in Gary. The police concluded that he was stealing a converter and the jack supports he had rigged failed on him.

Justice served!

 

[Floki]

This is epidemic level in Houston, especially for Prius's. I had to buy my son one and have it shipped to him. They make a plate for undercarraige that makes it a deterrent.

 

[KellyinAvon]

Talked with someone at the 1500 yesterday who has seen a team working in Indy that has a pretty sophisticated process worked out.

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