Kentucky Men Indicted in Pennsylvania for Catalytic Converters Thefts

A catalytic converter is engraved with a traceable number. Some police departments are offering this service in response to increased theft of catalytic converters across the U.S. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Two Kentucky men were said to be found napping with 30 stolen catalytic converters and a reciprocating saw, in a green van, in a Penn State University (PSU) parking garage.

Two men from Louisville, Kentucky—Jose William Perez Felipe, 25, and Wilber Sori San Miguel, 31—have been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to transport stolen catalytic converters from Kentucky and Ohio to State College, Pennsylvania.