'We are thinking that once they see the converter is marked that it will make it difficult for them to move it through one of the scrap yards,' IMPD Captain Steven Ferklic said.
INDIANAPOLIS — Hundreds of drivers lined up at Take 5 Oil Change Wednesday to take a step in protecting their catalytic converter from theft.
"We've noticed that a lot of times these [thefts] happen in unguarded parking lots, fleet vehicles, apartment complexes and large parking lots," IMPD Captain Steven Ferklic said. "We are thinking that once they see the converter is marked that it will make it difficult for them to move it through one of the scrap yards. We are asking the scrap yards to pay attention to that or deny buying that," Ferklic said."The reason why they scrap them is because they can get money for them. If they can't get money for them then they'll stop doing it.
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