Salina police are investigating the theft of two catalytic converters from pickups at an auto and truck repair business.
The incident occurred between 7 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. Wednesday at Oard's Auto and Truck Repair Services, 2259 Centennial, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester reported this morning. A Ford F250 pickup owned by OCCK, Inc., had been at the business to have some work done, Forrester noted. When OCCK personnel arrived to retrieve the pickup and started it, the exhaust was very loud, according to Forrester. A check revealed that someone had cut the catalytic converter off the pickup, he added.
Forrester explained that Oard's personnel checked the other vehicles on their property and found another Ford F250 belonging to Oard's that was also missing a catalytic converter.
Total loss was estimated at approximately $700, he noted.