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Residents press Cerritos council to toughen catalytic-converter laws; sheriff urges public to call Community Safety Center for ICE concerns
Summary
Public commenters asked the council to adopt an ordinance criminalizing possession of stolen catalytic converters (to close a perceived AB 641 loophole) and to increase transparency for federal immigration enforcement. Council asked staff to review a draft ordinance and compare it with nearby cities’ ordinances; the Community Safety Center phone number was provided for residents with ICE-related concerns.
During the public-comment period on June 26, Cerritos residents urged the City Council to pursue local action on two public-safety topics.
Darryl Terrell urged the council to adopt a local ordinance criminalizing unlawful possession of stolen catalytic converters so deputies would have enforcement tools even for a single stolen converter; he cited county and neighboring-city examples where similar…
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