Police are asking for help after a series of exhaust systems thefts from vehicles in the area.The first of these took place on Silver Street between 4.30pm on Tuesday 29th and 7am the following morning from a white Iveco Daily van parked in the layby on Silver St and involved the theft of the whole Exhaust system. Anyone with information about this theft is asked to contact Haverhill Police on 01284774100 reference HH/11/652
Police are now linking this crime with a similar theft of a full exhaust system from a Mercedes Sprinter van in Rookwood Way Haverhill between midnight on Saturday 2nd and 1pm the following Monday afternoon.
Police also suspect a link with a further theft in Kedington between 7pm on Monday 4th and 6:30am the following morning. Again the target was a Mercedes Sprinter van (blue) but this time only the catalytic converter was taken. Calls in relation to these last two incidents should be made to the Crime Investigation Bureau (CIB) on 01284 774100 quoting reference HH/11/689.
The theft of exhaust systems has been on the rise across the country recently. This is thought to be due to the current high value of the rare earth elements that are used in components for catalytic converters. The price these has risen to new highs in recent times due to the imposition of controls on the export of rare earth elements by China who is one of the main sources for the worlds supply these materials, vital in the manufacture of among other things catalytic converters.
Article by M.P.Upton - 6/4/11
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