The recent rash of incidents, which has seen southeast Edmonton hit the hardest with 69 vehicles targeted since Oct. 1, 2019, has thieves cutting off the pollution devices on predominantly Ford F-Series trucks, F350’s, Ford Econoline and Cutaway vans.
Southwest and west Edmonton have also experienced high levels of catalytic converter thefts with 58 and 50 incidents respectively.
The thefts have occurred largely overnight and involve vehicles often found in industrial areas, auto dealerships and hotel guest parking lots. Most recently, however, vehicles including Honda CRVs, Chevy Cavaliers and Pontiac Sunfires are also being targeted in apartment building parking lots.
Anyone with information about these thefts or the individual(s) seen in the photos below is asked to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.p3tips.com/250
Suspects wanted in connection to catalytic converter thefts in parking lots near 38 Avenue and 99 Street (left) and 122 Avenue and 67 Street (right).
