JACKSON — Local police are urging citizens to be on the lookout for a catalytic converter theft ring that has found its way into the Mount Washington Valley.
“A significant increase in catalytic converter thefts have occurred both locally and regionally,” Jackson Police Chief Chris Perley said Thursday. “This is primarily fueled by an increase in scrap metal prices."
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