HJC Auto Salvage has been in business for more than a decade. Co-owners of the business worry that catalytic converter theft crimes are happening too often and are becoming more dangerous.
Strickland said their surveillance video shows two thieves making their way on property. One of them was carrying what appeared to be a gun with a magazine clip, Strickland added.It appeared that the suspects knew what they wanted and were quick to steal the catalytic converters.He said that his“They’re stealing our profit. They’re stealing the food off our table,” Strickland added.
“They brought a weapon to here,” he said. “They were going to take what they were going to take even if they had to shoot someone.”