Law enforcement on Long Island announced a massive seizure Wednesday of what they say are stolen catalytic converters. GusoffTV reports authorities seized truck loads of stolen items and millions in alleged cash proceeds.
-- Law enforcement on Long Island announced a massive seizure Wednesday of what they say are stolen catalytic converters, the culmination of a year-long investigation.Police say hundreds among the thousands were seized early Wednesday in what's been dubbed Operation Cat Track, a crackdown on thefts plaguing the region and the nation., where Nassau Police say the stolen car parts were being harvested for the precious metals inside, skyrocketing in value.
Police partnering with Homeland Security and the Postal Service searched the homes and businesses of two Long Beach brothers and a Huntington auto shop owner who were allegedly buying thousands of catalytic converters from thieves, then shipping the lucrative metals to Montana. "Catalytic converters, the theft has been an epidemic," said Glen McKechnie, with the U.S. Postal Service external probes team.Police have a warning to the scrap yards that buy catalytic converters from thieves.
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