United Medevac said one of its units was disabled after a man stole the catalytic converter out of one it’s on duty emergency units.
“It crosses the line for anybody to have their equipment stolen. I mean, somebody’s getting a couple hundred dollars, and it costs you thousands to repair. I mean, even on a regular vehicle, it’s thousands of dollars to repair it. And what do they get for it?” said Kevin Koch, a paramedic for United Medevac.
Staff said they were lucky to have had a unit on patrol that was able to respond to a service call received after the theft, but they added that will not always be the case. “You know, we’re a 911 service, and we could be making a call for a heart attack, could be a stroke, and in those instances, we got lucky we had another unit available,” Koch said.“We’d like to see harsher enforcement. You know, where do they take the catalytic converters and turn them in? I mean, there’s got to be a little bit more accountability on that side to, you know, take away the incentive,” said Koch.Jonathan Cotto is a reporter for KSAT’s Good Morning San Antonio.
Install a train horn for alarm..
Ridiculous that nothing is being done about these thefts!