Vandals target Indianapolis woman’s car for catalytic converter

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An Indianapolis lady credit her upkeep man for thwarting two thieves who tried to steal a catalytic converter from her Hyundai Santa Fe.

It occurred Could twenty fifth close to her condominium, South of I-70 close to the cut up.

“I’m normally fairly conscious of what goes on in my neighborhood on a regular basis, and this in the future, I used to be not downstairs,” Carrie Biggerstaff mentioned.

She turned over surveillance video to police displaying two males driving as much as her automotive and attempting to take away the converter with an electrical noticed.

The converter was half approach eliminated earlier than the upkeep man interrupted the vandals.

“The identical factor occurred to my neighbor a couple of months again,” Biggerstaff mentioned. “Me and my boyfriend have been truly discussing the thought of slicing off my catalytic converter first, and changing it with an after market. It’s like we had that feeling it was going to get reduce,” she mentioned.

A catalytic converter is an attachment in your automotive that filters out poisonous gases and pollution. It additionally has priceless metals inside which might be prime targets for crooks.

It may prices a whole bunch, if not 1000’s of {dollars} to switch catalytic converters relying on the kind of car you’ve got.

Biggerstaff is fearful the identical factor may occur once more if the suspect isn’t caught.

“You might not have stolen and achieved your purpose, however you may need gotten someone, after you got here messing with my stuff,” Biggerstaff mentioned.

On March seventh, Governor Holcomb signed a invoice making it unlawful for non-licensed scrap sellers to promote catalytic converters.

Stealing a catalytic converter in Indiana is a felony.