Manitoba

SUV twice targeted by catalytic-converter thieves off the road for months

Ian Surdhar had enough of a headache to deal with after one or more thieves made off with his vehicle's catalytic converter in December, leaving his young family without wheels for weeks in the dead of winter. Then it happened again.
The catalytic converter in Ian Surdhar's SUV was stolen twice this winter. (Ruth Bonneville/Winnipeg Free Press)

Ian Surdhar had enough of a headache to deal with after one or more thieves made off with his vehicle's catalytic converter in December, leaving his young family without wheels for weeks in the dead of winter.

They had to wait for MPI to assess the damage and then for replacement parts to arrive.

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