Surveillance work leads police to Western Pa. catalytic converter theft suspects

By lowber on January 23, 2023

The exhaust pipe of an abandoned car missing its catalytic converter, rests on the ground in Philadelphia.

A Porsche Panamera, cellphone records and a mobile tracking device helped police arrest three Chicago men over the weekend who they believe are behind $200,000 worth of catalytic converter thefts, according to court papers.