Thieves target catalytic converters in Chicago's Hyde Park
Chicago Police are warning Hyde Park neighborhood residents after thieves stole several catalytic converters in April. In each incident, the catalytic converters were taken from parked vehicles at the following locations:The 1100 block of East 52nd St. between April 10, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. and April 11, 2024, at 6:45 a.m.The 1200 block of East 54th St. on April 12, 2024, at 7:30 p.m.The 5300 block of South Cornell Ave. between April 9, 2024, at 10:00 p.m. and April 13, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.
CBS 2 has covered the steep rise in thieves stealing catalytic converters across Chicago and found few people have ever been arrested. According to data obtained by the CBS 2 Investigators via the Freedom of Information Act, reports for stolen catalytic converters hit a recent high in August of 2022, with 900 stolen that month. They dropped over the winter but ticked up again in the summer of last year. A total of 577 were stolen this past August.
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