Point Arena nonprofit falls victim to catalytic converter theft leaving coast seniors without vital transportation services 

POINT ARENA, CA., 10/30/24 – A Point Arena nonprofit has fallen prey to catalytic converter thieves, who left the organization with the inability to provide older adults living on the Mendocino Coast with free transportation to and from medical appointments.  

According to Coastal Seniors, a Point Arena-based nonprofit that provides programs and services to older adults and individuals with disabilities living in bicounty, Mendonoma, three buses owned by the organization had catalytic converters stolen earlier this month, rendering the vehicles undriveable.