The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the recent theft of catalytic converters from three Fenton-area businesses – Springdale Investments, Gateway Industrial and Automotive Technologies. The converters were cut off four vehicles parked outside the businesses in the 500 block of Mae Court – a 2012 Ford F150, a 2003 Chevrolet dump truck, a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado and a 1993 Volvo 240, the Sheriff’s Office reported.
The thefts were reported on Dec. 27. No estimated cost for the businesses to repair their vehicles was included in the report.
As of Dec. 29, the stolen catalytic converters had not been recovered and no suspects had been identified, Sheriff’s Office spokesman Grant Bissell said. Anyone with information about the thefts is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 636-797-5515.