"..still find it weird* that police and news folks ever put any stock into the theory of "homeless people are the ones stealing catalytic converters" given that the only way to fence them is via a corrupt scrap metal dealer forging the paperwork and laundering them in with legit platinum-containing scrap, which is only profitable if performed at a large and organized scale..."
I have to agree with you. It is a huge theft problem here but they slip in and out without notice. They are not the homeless.