Several arrests were made and hundreds of stolen catalytic converters were recovered during a massive bust in Southern California, which authorities say came after a months-long investigation into the rise in converter thefts across the region.
According to an Instagram post from Baldwin Park Police Department, detectives found 1,800 stolen converters, worth an estimated $500,000, at a business in Norwalk earlier this week.
It came after Baldwin Park police launched the investigation last July due a rise in catalytic converter thefts. Investigators eventually identified a location in South Los Angeles where stolen converters were allegedly being purchased, and another location in Norwalk that was being used as a storage site…