Zero reports made in first year of Denver ordinance put in place to track catalytic converter sales (and that's not a good thing).

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Zero reports made in first year of Denver ordinance put in place to track catalytic converter sales (and that's not a good thing). (www.cbsnews.com)

So, the law has done absolutely nothing. Rather, the criminals just take the CC's elsewhere to sell or the scrap dealers are dealing in cash and ignore the regulation. I am soooo surprised.

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From the post: "For several years drivers in Colorado have had to worry about catalytic converter thefts. Last year the City of Denver approved an ordinance to track anyone stealing catalytic converters in an effort to deter thieves. Instead, thefts have gone up. In some areas it's up by more than 2,000%.

More than half of those thefts have occurred in District 7, which includes Denver International Airport. But the number of thefts reported to police haven't gone up.

"Thus far we have not received any reports of a local scrap dealer or secondhand parts dealer purchasing used catalytic converters from an individual in our city," said Denver Police spokesman Doug Schepman.

Schepman said that could be due to multiple factors, including scraper dealers no longer purchasing the items, sales being pushed elsewhere or thieves finding a loophole."

So, the law has done absolutely nothing. Rather, the criminals just take the CC's elsewhere to sell or the scrap dealers are dealing in cash and ignore the regulation. I am soooo surprised. Archive: https://archive.today/1TmcX From the post: "For several years drivers in Colorado have had to worry about catalytic converter thefts. Last year the City of Denver approved an ordinance to track anyone stealing catalytic converters in an effort to deter thieves. Instead, thefts have gone up. In some areas it's up by more than 2,000%. More than half of those thefts have occurred in District 7, which includes Denver International Airport. But the number of thefts reported to police haven't gone up. "Thus far we have not received any reports of a local scrap dealer or secondhand parts dealer purchasing used catalytic converters from an individual in our city," said Denver Police spokesman Doug Schepman. Schepman said that could be due to multiple factors, including scraper dealers no longer purchasing the items, sales being pushed elsewhere or thieves finding a loophole."

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