‘Like A NASCAR Pit Crew’: Authorities Bust Car Theft Ring That Stole Catalytic Converters In Less Than A Minute

Federal and State authorities have arrested a prolific car theft gang in Massachusetts. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts announced the arrests on Wednesday. Seven individuals were arrested for allegedly stealing the catalytic converters from some 470 cars between 2022 and 2023. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the thieves were extremely skilled and were able to extract the part from the cars in less than a minute in most cases. “The members of this criminal network arrested today, under the cloak of darkness,...