Adding to this...3 guys were stealing my daughter's friends catalytic converter on Friday night. He walked up to the car after his shift. One of these fuckheads pulled a gun and murdered him.
https://abc7.com/post/man-shot-killed-after-interrupting-theft-catalytic-converter/14871148/
If they will murder someone over $400 in scrap, what will they do to you or you jeep over $700 or a $1000 bucks in stereo equipment.
Maybe you're in a safer place up in Big Bear?
Is this the guy?
General Hospital Actor Killed In Theft Gone Wrong
Being in LA, the chances of the perpetrators being caught are almost nil.