Catalytic Converter Cut From a Pickup on Dupont in the Wedge

Minneapolis police incident data show a steady run of "theft of motor vehicle parts" reports in the lakes-area neighborhoods through May, including the 1800 block of Girard Avenue South on May 18 and 24, the 800 block of Mount Curve Avenue on May 22, the 1100 block of Summit Avenue on May 26, and the 2400 block of Humboldt Avenue South on May 24 (opendata.minneapolismn.gov/datasets/cityoflakes::police-incidents-2026).

Pickups and SUVs are frequent converter targets because their higher ground clearance lets a thief slide underneath without a jack, and a cut can take well under a minute.

A welded shield and an etched serial number both help; a shield does not make the cut impossible, but it slows it enough that many thieves move on. Police ask neighbors to report the sound of sawing. Tips go to 911 if a theft is in progress, or to 311 and the 5th Precinct otherwise.

Per blotter policy, incidents are listed by block only and no unconvicted person is named.

[unverifiable: the original report's specific catalytic-converter cut on the 2100 block of Dupont Avenue South does not appear in the current police incident dataset; this item is anchored instead to documented vehicle-parts thefts in the same corridor.]