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Attention Toyota owners! This is how the police warning begins on their Facebook page. “We’re still seeing a massive increase in catalytic converter thefts.” The thieves follow the same pattern, the police writes. First, the car is stolen from the house and driven to a remote place where they have all the space and time to demolish the catalytic converter. According to the police, this mainly concerns the Auris type. This car has precious metals such as rhodium, platinum and palladium processed in the catalytic converter. That gives thieves between 50 and 100 euros. For the same reason, the Toyota Prius, Honda Civic and Honda Jazz are also sought after targets.

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