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# TBS Today, July 18
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/07/19/newsletters/tbs-today-july-18-2024/
- Published: 2024-07-19T00:19:20.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-19T00:19:20.000Z
- Description: Cat converter crew points gun at police. Plus: Safety tips.
- Author: Editor's desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

Catalytic converter thefts are spiking in Berkeley. 

We asked an auto shop for its top tips to avoid being targeted after yet another armed crew struck this morning. 

One member of group pointed his gun at police who tried to stop them. 

Don't miss our latest report.

[Catalytic converter thieves pull gun amid Berkeley police chaseCatalytic converter thefts are spiking in Berkeley. We asked an auto shop for its top tips to avoid being targeted.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2024/07/berkeley-catalytic-converter-theft.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/07/19/crime/berkeley-catalytic-converter-thieves-pull-gun-police-chase/)

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