Thieves Nationwide Are Slithering Under Cars, Swiping Catalytic Converters
nytimes.com
Michael Kevane, an economics professor in San Jose, Calif., didn’t give a second thought to parking his 2005 Prius in his driveway one rainy evening last month. But the next morning, when his son Elliot went to start up the car, “it sounded like a jackhammer,” Mr. Kevane said.