Hudson Valley police warn of recent catalytic converter thefts

Comes through everywhere. Catalytic converter thefts. That's what Skip here from Larchmont is talking about. They happen not far from where he lives, around Boston Post Road, at the end of October. Police say they got four reports of them being stolen in just one night. One or two we've seen. Over at Labrini's service station, John Labrini says they're working on a car now that just had its catalytic converter stolen. In some other cases, especially older cars, it takes... Sometimes a week and we've had customers that have been waiting for two years for one because they're just not available. You can put on like an aftermarket one as a temporary fix but it's never a permanent fix. He knows the ins and outs of what to do after one of these thefts because they've seen a good number of customers come in with this problem over the last couple of years. We see it so much it's crazy. It's a little alarming. It's not the only thing on Christian's radar as News 12 has reported over the last several months. Other Westchester communities have seen cases of thieves digging through cars. As far as that goes, definitely just kind of trying to stay on top of anything, not leaving anything valuable in the car, hopefully remembering to lock it. As for the catalytic converter thefts. They make these like catalytic converter covers that can be put on to try to protect it. I've seen them be cut off too. If you have availability to indoor parking, then that's the best way to do it. And if you can't park indoors, police say to aim for well-lit areas. They also tell us it's a good idea to be on the lookout for anything suspicious, like people under cars using power saws. If you see anything off, report it to police. In Larchmont of Westchester County, Melanie Palmer, News 12.