The rise of the ‘cat’ burglar - a multi-million-dollar black market left me stranded in LA

When my beloved nine-year-old Toyota’s catalytic converter was stolen, I thought it was a one-in-a-million crime. Turns out, I was one of a million. Statistics show the number of thefts is dropping, but that doesn’t help me while I’m car-less in Los Angeles waiting for a back-ordered replacement that will cost $2,000, writes Monica Greig