By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina Post

A catalytic converter was stolen from a pickup while the vehicle was parked at a central Salina clinic Thursday.

A 63-year-old Salina woman told police that her 2017 Chevrolet Colorado was parked at Mowery Clinic, 737 E. Crawford Street, from 7:45 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Thursday. When she drove away, she noticed that the pickup was extremely loud and then discovered that someone had cut the catalytic converter from the pickup, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning.

In a legal opinion on May 26, 2021, then-Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt noted that "Catalytic converters are covered by the Scrap Metal Theft Reduction Act, so transactions involving their purchase by scrap metal dealers are regulated and must be reported to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation database."

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina PostA catalytic converter was stolen from a pickup while the vehicle was parked at a central Salina clinic Thursday.A 63-year-old Salina woman told police that her 2017 Chevrolet Colorado was parked at Mowery Clinic, 737 E. Crawford Street, from 7:45 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Thursday. When she drove away, she noticed that the pickup was extremely loud and then discovered that someone had cut the catalytic converter from the pickup, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning.The loss was estimated at $1,000.In a legal opinion on May 26, 2021, then-Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt noted that "Catalytic converters are covered by the Scrap Metal Theft Reduction Act, so transactions involving their purchase by scrap metal dealers are regulated and must be reported to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation database."

Thief steals pickup's catalytic converter at clinic during daytime