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Local task force recovers 86 more stolen catalytic converters

by The AV Times Staff • February 9, 2022 5 Comments

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LANCASTER – AV Cat Crusaders — the task force that seized 41 catalytic converters during a raid in Lancaster last week — conducted another local operation Tuesday, recovering an additional 86 stolen catalytic converters, authorities announced.

The operation was conducted Tuesday, Feb. 8, on the 45600 block of 23rd Street West Lancaster, according to a news release from the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station.

“Two male adults were arrested, cited, and released in connection with being in possession of 86 stolen catalytic converters,” the news release states. The suspects’ names were not immediately released, and further information on the operation was not made available Wednesday.

The AV Cat Crusaders is a joint task force comprised of detectives from the Lancaster and Palmdale sheriff’s stations, as well as the Taskforce for Regional Auto Theft Prevention (TRAP). The detectives on the task force dedicate themselves exclusively to combating catalytic converter thefts.

“Lancaster Sheriff’s Station and the detectives on the task force are in the developmental stages of planning a community event where victims who can identify their catalytic converters would be able to recover them,” sheriff’s officials said in the news release.

Anyone with information regarding catalytic converter thefts in the area is encouraged to contact Detective Gelardo at 661-940-3871 or by emailing magelard@lasd.org.

Previous related story: Task force recovers catalytic converters, firearms, cash

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5 comments for "Local task force recovers 86 more stolen catalytic converters"

  1. Carlos says

    February 10, 2022 at 8:58 pm

    Cited with what? Less than what it costs ONE of those 86 people to get their car fixed?

    Reply
    • Tim Scott says

      February 10, 2022 at 10:21 pm

      Carlos…if you want someone to explain what “cited” means and can’t find anyone else, drop me an e-mail.

      Reply
    • FWB says

      February 11, 2022 at 6:38 am

      When you figure the cost of replacement, labor, lost time, and number of victims, citing and releasing is total bs.

      Reply
  2. Cindy says

    February 10, 2022 at 6:45 pm

    thieves suck get doufuses

    Reply
  3. Fat White Bob says

    February 10, 2022 at 6:36 am

    Cited and released is the root of the problem

    Reply

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