Three men stealing catalytic converter in Berkeley, Berkeley CA


Callers report three men are tampering with a car to remove its catalytic converter on Russell Street. A black sedan is at the scene and the suspects are still present.
Audio|Source: Berkeley Police and Fire
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Transcript:
Getting reports of a 487[1] at 2432 Russell Street. Callers report people tampering with a vehicle, sounds like a catalytic converter theft in progress. Responsible vehicle is a black sedan. A vehicle is still on scene facing eastbound with three men by the vehicle; still getting further information.
Getting reports of a 487[1] at 2432 Russell Street. Callers report people tampering with a vehicle, sounds like a catalytic converter theft in progress. Responsible vehicle is a black sedan. A vehicle is still on scene facing eastbound with three men by the vehicle; still getting further information.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
487: Grand Theft (likely referenced as 487 PC in California law enforcement for theft over a threshold value, commonly used for catalytic converter thefts)
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Location mentioned:
Near Russell St, Berkeley, CA 94705
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