'Multiple' Catalytic Converter Thefts Throughout Warminster: Police

WARMINSTER, PA —The police department might not be alone in reporting this crime category throughout Bucks County. But it's certainly become a popular one in the township.

The Warminster Township Police Department reported Monday about "multiple" catalytic converter thefts reported in different sections of the township between Nov. 14 and 26.

Police said they are investigating the converter thefts and others that have occurred recently. In a recent police blotter, Warminster reported two more crimes, adding to a tally of a rash of catalytic converter thefts in the past three months.

When asked by Patch at a recent Warminster Township Supervisors meeting what was new with the police department, Chief James Donnelly responded: "catalytic converter thefts."

"Catalytic converter thefts have spiked dramatically all over the country more recently," police said in a statement Monday.

Police said the crime can be done within 3-5 minutes. Police said the converters are then sold for scrap, mainly for the rare metals inside them.

Police did not provide details of how many converters were swiped between mid-November and Saturday nor any details about the incidents.

In mid-September, police were saying that catalytic converter thefts were on the rise in Warminster and Lower Bucks County.

In early October, catalytic converters were stolen from five Centennial School District buses.