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Police & Fire
Police: Fleeing Man Caught In Fairfield County With Catalytic Converters Police: Fleeing Man Caught In Fairfield County With Catalytic Converters
Police: Fleeing Man Caught In Fairfield County With Catalytic Converters A Connecticut man was apprehended after police said he traveled in a vehicle containing "numerous" catalytic converters in Westchester County and ran away from officers. Police responded to a report of a suspicious incident on Poningo Street in Port Chester on the morning of Saturday, June 4, and saw a vehicle leave the scene, according to the Port Chester Police Department. Officers attempted to pull the vehicle over, and the vehicle led officers on a short pursuit onto Byram Road in Greenwich, before it struck a traffic island as it neared I-95, police said. When the vehicle became disab…

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by Nicole Valinote
Politics
Lamont Signs Bill Into Law Cracking Down On Stolen Catalytic Converters Lamont Signs Bill Into Law Cracking Down On Stolen Catalytic Converters
Lamont Signs Bill Into Law Cracking Down On Stolen Catalytic Converters With thefts of catalytic converters spiking across the East Coast, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is taking steps to crack down on the sale of stolen car parts. In recent months, homeowners and business owners have reported a dramatic uptick in thefts of catalytic converters from vehicles, which in turn can then be sold for their valuable metal. Following the rise in thefts, Lamont announced that he signed a bill into law that enacts several new requirements regarding how motor vehicle recyclers, scrap metal processors, junk dealers, junkyard owners and operators, and repair shops receive and…

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by Zak Failla