Catalytic Converters Stolen from Three Vehicles

Stolen Catalytic Converter #1

A Plymouth Township resident said the catalytic converter was stolen from his red 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier between 8 p.m. Sept. 17 and 1 p.m. Sept. 18, according to a Plymouth Township Police report.

The man told the responding officer he returned to his home in the 9000 block of Lilley Road after running errands and parked his car in the community parking lot, the report said. The next day, he went to start his vehicle and noticed the engine sounded a lot louder than usual. According to the report, he looked under his car and noticed the exhaust pipe hanging down and then determined the catalytic converter was stolen. The man was unable to provide possible suspects, but did tell the officer that his neighbor also had a catalytic converter stolen in February, the report said.

Stolen Catalytic Converter #2

A Plymouth Township resident said the catalytic converter was stolen from his green 1997 Pontiac Sunfire between 11 p.m. on Sept. 17 and 1 p.m. on Sept. 18, according to a police report. The man told the responding officer his vehicle was parked in the lot north of his apartment building in the 14000 block of Shadywood Lane, the report said. Police have no suspects.

Stolen Catalytic Converter #3

A woman who parked at the United Methodist Church, 45201 North Territorial Road, told police the catalytic converter was stolen from her 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier between 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 and 7:20 a.m. Sept. 22, according to a police report.

The woman told the responding officer that she came to the church the night before for an all-night lock-in and parked her car in the lot, the report said. She said she noticed in the morning that the catalytic converter had been stolen from the vehicle, and nothing else was taken or damaged, according to the report. Police have no suspects. 

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