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Catalytic converters stolen for scrap.


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POLICE are warning owners of Iveco-style vans to be on the look out for thieves trying to steal their catalytic converters.

Investigators believe the platinum found inside the 'cats' is being sold for scrap.

The damage caused to the targeted vehicles can cost more than pounds 1,000 to repair if the exhaust ultimately needs replacing.

More than 100 vans have been hit by organised gangs in Lancashire in the
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Publication:Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
Date:Jul 20, 2009
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