SF News San Pablo Police Warrant Turns Up 700 Catalytic Converters, More Than a Thousand Pounds of Copper Wire A Tuesday search warrant on two East Bay homes in Richmond and San Pablo resulted in the discovery of more than 700 apparently stolen catalytic converters, as well as 1,100 pounds of copper wire, and $113,000 in cash.
SF News Supervisor Introduces New Method to Stop Catalytic Converter Thieves: Put SFPD Logos On the Converters District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio is launching a free program to etch vehicle ID numbers and paint SFPD logos on catalytic converters, hoping to deter thieves with an idea that may be just crazy enough to work.