Catalytic converter stolen from Trumbull County Education Services van

NILES, Ohio - Police are looking for a thief who allegedly stole a catalytic converter from a car owned by Trumbull County Education Services.
According to the report, officers were called to the location on Youngstown Warren Road in Niles around 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Employees say the theft happened sometime between January 26th and 31st.
Police estimated that the converter was worth about $500.
Catalytic converter thefts have been a problem in recent years across the Mahoning Valley.
U.S. Senator J.D. Vance told 21 News he supports the PARTS Act to prevent the theft of catalytic converters by making the auto part traceable.
The PARTS Act, Preventing Auto Recycling Thefts, is a piece of bipartisan legislation that would fit the parts with a traceable identification number. If passed, the bill would make the theft of catalytic converters a criminal offense.