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Trio wanted in rash of catalytic converter thefts on Northwest Side

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  July 12, 2022 10:47am CDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 32 Chicago

How to keep your catalytic converter safe

Evanston Police Officer Enjoli Daley gives us the scoop on how to keep your catalytic converter safe as thieves target the precious metal.

CHICAGO - Chicago police are warning residents of a rash of catalytic converter thefts reported in recent weeks on the Northwest Side.

In each incident, three men pulled up alongside a parked car, climbed underneath and stole the vehicle’s catalytic converter, police said in a community alert.

Police said the suspects displayed a handgun in some of the incidents.

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Catalytic converters, like this one, are being stolen for the precious metals they contain. (Photo by Mindy Schauer/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

The thefts happened:

  • About 10:02 a.m. June 21 in the 3200 block of West Ainslie Street;
  • About 2:10 a.m. June 23 in the 5000 block of West Balmoral Avenue;
  • About 8:45 p.m. June 23 in the 3200 block of North Oak Park Avenue;
  • About 9 p.m. June 23 in the 4900 block of North Newcastle Avenue;
  • About 1 a.m. June 24 in the 6800 block of West Talcott Avenue;
  • About 2:10 a.m. June 24 in the 5700 block of North Oketo Avenue;
  • About 2:55 a.m. June 24 in the 4700 block of North Milwaukee Avenue;
  • About 7:40 a.m. June 24 in the 6100 block of West Gunnison Street;
  • About 7:45 a.m. June 24 in the 6200 block of West Lawrence Avenue;
  • About 9 p.m. June 24 in the 5600 block of North Cumberland Avenue;
  • About 2:53 a.m. June 25 in the 4000 block of North Harding Avenue;
  • About 3 a.m. June 25 in the 7800 block of West Rosedale Avenue;
  • About 4:31 a.m. June 27 in the 3700 block of North Whipple Street;
  • About 8 a.m. June 27 in the 5100 block of West Berwyn Avenue;
  • About 2:20 a.m. June 28 in the 8500 block of West Higgins Road;
  • About 7:30 p.m. June 28 in the 5400 block of North East River Road;
  • About 1 a.m. June 29 in the 5400 block of North Harlem Avenue;
  • Between 2 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. June 30 in the 4300 block of West Montrose Avenue;
  • About 3:30 a.m. July 8 in the 3800 block of North Central Park Avenue;
  • About 1:30 a.m. July 10 in the 4300 block of North Elston Avenue;
  • About 5:08 a.m. July 10 in the 3400 block of West Ainslie Street;
  • About 3 a.m. July 11 in the 5000 block of North Pulaski Road; and
  • About 7:19 p.m. July 11 in the 5600 block of North Christiana Avenue.

Police described the three suspects as African American males between 20-years-old and 30-years-old.

Anyone with information is asked to call Area Five detectives at 312-746-7394.