A SoCal couple installed a driveway security camera to deter catalytic converter thieves. It didn't take long to catch someone in the act.
The video showed a man use a jack to raise a Honda Accord owned by a Riverside County woman who said the car has been targeted three times by catalytic converter thieves since September. The thieves were unable to steal the exhaust emission control device in previous attempts, but left her with costly repairs.
Ashley, who asked that her last name not be used, said the blue 2004 Accord has a special place in her heart. "We have other vehicles but it's my baby," she said."My first brand new vehicle and my kids all learned to how to drive on it."Sign up for NBC LA newsletters. The series of theft attempts convinced Ashley and her husband to install a security camera pointed toward the Accord in the driveway. Around 9 a.m. Monday, the couple was out of town when they saw a man jacking up the Accord and crawling underneath with a mechanical saw."It makes you feel angry," Ashley said."It makes you want to take Justice into your own hands."Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more.
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