• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Coyote Chronicle CSUSB

The Independent Student Voice of CSUSB Since 1965

  • News
  • Community
  • Politics
  • Opinions
  • A & E
  • Features
  • Sports
  • Expressions
  • Multimedia

car theft

Catalytic converter theft strikes CSUSB

October 14, 2011 by Archived posts 3 Comments

Richard Bowie | Chronicle Photo

by Monica Gallegos | Staff Writer | As catalytic converter theft rises in the state, the crime is also affecting students in the CSUSB parking lots. Arnold Briseno, a CSUSB student, parked his ’94 Toyota 4runner in front of University Hall on Sept. 20 and returned to find his catalytic converter had been stolen. “I came to go to work at 4 p.m. and got back to my car at 8 p.m., turned on my car and something sounded bad,” said Briseno, “Luckily I had AAA so I was able to get a tow truck home, but the part had to be replaced.” A catalytic converter is a device in a car that converts toxic exhaust emissions from the internal combustion engine to non-toxic substances. According to … [Read more...] about Catalytic converter theft strikes CSUSB

Filed Under: News Tagged With: car theft, catalytic theft, converter, crime, csusb, students

Footer

Search the website

Pages

  • About
  • Advertising
  • Alumni
  • Archives
  • Contact
  • Newsletter Signup
  • Submissions

Meta

Login

Copyright © 2023 · News Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in