MIRAMAR, FLA. (WSVN) - A troubling trend caught on camera after a duo took off with a catalytic converter in seconds.

That’s a part of a car’s exhaust system, which is valuable on the black market for its metals.

One man is seen on video crawling underneath a SUV parked in the driveway of a home in Miramar with a handsaw, while the other acted as lookout.

The crime is on the rise nationwide as converters are being stolen for the valuable metal found inside.

Officials are urging truck, hybrid and SUV owners to install anti-theft devices.

If you have any information on the duo, you are urged to call Miramar Police.

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