Forklift Pins A Catalytic Converter Thief In The Act

Few criminals are as widely loathed as catalytic converter thieves, and anyone who’s fallen victim understands why. So there’s a certain satisfaction in a case where an Akron scrapyard employee used a forklift to trap one of these thieves in the act.

Catching a converter thief red-handed is rare and gratifying for the many who’ve suffered costly repairs. The unconventional capture gave the often-frustrated public a small, memorable moment of justice against a persistent nuisance.