Thefts of catalytic converters in Cork 'back in a big way'

Catalytic converters are exhaust emission control devices and they are valuable to criminals due to the “precious metals” inside them

File picture of a catalytic converter being removed at a salvage yard. 

Car owners in Cork are being warned to be extra vigilant when parking their vehicles with the theft of catalytic converters on the rise.

Sergeant John Kelly of Fermoy Garda Station said converter theft is a crime that “seems to be back, and back in a big way.”