If you leave your car in a BART parking lot in the Bay Area, consider yourself warned that there is a new trend among thieves who have been targeting BART parking lots specifically and stealing catalytic converters from cars. So far the affected stations are Orinda, Lafayette, El Cerrito and Pittsburg.
Catalytic converters can be sold to metal recyclers for $20 – $200 but it can cost YOU up to $1,000 to replace one.