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From: Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org>
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Subject: Re: OT: EV Charging Stations Stripped of Copper Cables
Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2024 15:29:17 +1000
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On 5/07/2024 10:52 pm, Vir Campestris wrote:
> On 04/07/2024 15:46, Bill Sloman wrote:
>> Catalytic converter theft doesn't seem to be a thing in Sydney. I 
>> certainly don't see an alarmist reports in the local newspapers or on TV.
> 
> <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-16/catalytic-converter-thefts-australia-rare-metal-value/102224790>
> 
> "Catalytic converter thefts on the rise in Australia as rare metal 
> values climb"
> 
> OK, that's the Gold Coast, not Sydney.

It's 2023 report, and it does mention such thefts in Sydney as well.

Presumably scrap metal dealers have now been visited by the police and 
reminded that they have to report being offered that kind of "scrap 
metal". If you can't sell the catalytic converter, there's not a lot of 
point in  stealing it.

-- 
Bill Sloman, Sydney


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