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Oscar Mayer Wienermobile repaired after catalytic converter stolen in Las Vegas
Fox 5 Las Vegas … KVVU-TV ^ | February 10, 2023 | Caitlin Lilly

Posted on 02/14/2023 7:49:09 AM PST by DogByte6RER

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile had to make a pit stop on Friday after thieves targeted the iconic vehicle.

The catalytic converter on the 27-foot-long hot dog on wheels was stolen, according to Joseph Rodriguez with Penske Trucks.

According to Rodriguez, his team at Penske helped give the vehicle a temporary repair so it could get back on the road.

Rodriguez said staff at Penske near West Hacienda Avenue and South Decatur Boulevard sealed up where the catalytic converter had been cut.

The iconic vehicle was back on the road and able to make it to its first stop of the weekend.

(Excerpt) Read more at fox5vegas.com ...


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KEYWORDS: catalyticconverter; hotdog; lasvegas; oscarmayer; ratcrime; theft; wienermobile
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To: ComputerGuy

I found it especially interesting that so many of the ‘phreaks’ were blind people.


21 posted on 02/14/2023 8:30:38 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: DogByte6RER

In central Florida thieves are stealing catalytic converters in broad daylight.


22 posted on 02/14/2023 8:41:32 AM PST by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: gundog

23 posted on 02/14/2023 8:42:43 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Paul Ryan is extremely sad that his ride was vandalized.


24 posted on 02/14/2023 8:49:15 AM PST by Parmy
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To: subterfuge

I used Dremel tool and engraved VIN number on my cat. Slapped some red, heat-resistant paint on and in most cases thieves won’t bother it.


25 posted on 02/14/2023 8:52:04 AM PST by donozark (Colonel Tom Parker was a Democrat.)
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To: DogByte6RER

Should have kept the original going, it looked better and had no CAT to steal.


26 posted on 02/14/2023 8:53:37 AM PST by Ex gun maker. (Free thinking is now a radical concept, I will not be assimilated by PC or EV groupthink!)
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To: donozark

I wonder how well those ‘shields’ you can install actually work.

This stuff is happening all over in my area.


27 posted on 02/14/2023 9:09:37 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: ComputerGuy

One of the six Wienermobiles showed up at a neighborhood event a few miles from my house last year. I went home and got my wife, but it was gone when we returned.


28 posted on 02/14/2023 9:09:56 AM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

I think one crashed a while back.


29 posted on 02/14/2023 9:23:33 AM PST by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: caltaxed

A friend and I were discussing COPS once while flying to a business meeting. I told him the best episodes contained a guy with a mullet, wearing a wife beater, actually beating his wife in Las Vegas.

In the hotel room, I turned on the TV and COPS was on, featuring a guy with a mullet, wearing a wife beater T-Shirt, accused of beating his wife. As the camera pulled back, I saw the Las Vegas police car.


30 posted on 02/14/2023 9:32:19 AM PST by cyclotic (Follow 1776rm.com. Fighting for our Constitution. @1776RM on Truth)
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To: ComputerGuy

There have been several wrecks over the years.


31 posted on 02/14/2023 9:34:37 AM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: ComputerGuy

#29 Here is the video of the chase and crash. True story...
They were just “Foolin’ Around”
https://youtu.be/Pq6DUOiiHuk?t=5196


32 posted on 02/14/2023 10:03:23 AM PST by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: DogByte6RER

Is nothing sacred anymore!


33 posted on 02/14/2023 11:08:11 AM PST by Thunder 6
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To: FlingWingFlyer

They cut the little wiener off the big wiener.


34 posted on 02/14/2023 12:17:38 PM PST by Track9 (You are far too inquisitive not to be seduced…)
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To: Jamestown1630

Friend just put one on his F150. Sits high so easy to get under. With the price of the shield and installation $600.


35 posted on 02/15/2023 5:24:08 AM PST by sheana
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To: sheana

I was thinking they may at least slow the thieves down...


36 posted on 02/15/2023 8:01:02 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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