WHAT: Operation
Catalytic Converter Crackdown Media Availability
WHEN: 11 a.m.,
TOMMORROW, Wednesday, October 19
WHERE: Henrico Central
Auto Maintenance (CAM)
10301
Woodman Road
DETAILS: As catalytic converter thefts rise in Central
Virginia, law enforcement agencies are partnering with local stakeholders to help
combat this crime.
The operation is designed to deter thieves from
stealing catalytic converters from vehicles while educating the public as to
the rise in theft of the auto vehicle part. Residents of Central Virginia can
have their catalytic converters marked with paint, free of charge through Midas
locations.
Midas Auto Repair stores of Richmond, NAPA Auto
Parts, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), and the Virginia Department
of Motor Vehicles (DMV) are assisting law enforcement in launching "Operation Catalytic Converter Crackdown”.
Law
enforcement participation in the effort includes:
• Chesterfield County Police Department
• Colonial Heights Police Department
• Hanover County Sheriff’s Office
• Henrico County Police Division
• Richmond Police Department
• University of Richmond Police
Department
• Virginia Commonwealth University
Police Department
• Virginia State Police (HEAT Program)
DEMO: Technicians will
raise a vehicle in the air to show what a catalytic converter looks like and
will mark one with paint.
