LOS ANGELES -- U.S. law enforcement agencies are taking action after seeing a rise in thefts of catalytic converters since the beginning of the pandemic. "We've seen where they quickly, like NASCAR, ...

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- Merced police say they've arrested a man who tried selling stolen catalytic converters hours after he was released from jail. Erick Vasquez was arrested Monday in connection ...

They sell it on the black market or sell it to a recycler who can strip it down for its precious metals. But the owner of Brunos' Iron and Metal, Randy Tosi, said because of all the theft, he felt the ...

UPPER DARBY, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Upper Darby police are warning residents to be on alert after an increase in catalytic converter thefts. "I came out, started the car. It sounded like a bomb," said ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday the takedown of a nationwide multi-million dollar catalytic converter theft ring. The bust stretches across the country with ...

Prosecutors said the 27-year-old Jaylin Jessie is among the first in Texas to be sentenced under a 2023 state law.

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (WLS) -- The owner of a truck lot in Crystal Lake said thieves have stolen nearly $85,000 in catalytic converters. The owner of Signature Truck Center said thieves cut 28 catalytic ...

DES PLAINES, Ill. (WLS) -- Some thieves are preying on a valuable part of your vehicle. Law enforcement says it's being attributed to the COVID pandemic and people who need money. The I-Team ...

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (KABC) -- Mission Viejo city leaders on Tuesday unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance making it illegal for people suspected of catalytic converter theft to have ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- A man was crushed to death while allegedly attempting to steal a catalytic converter from a vehicle at a Savannah, Georgia, car lot, police said. Officers were called on March 7 after ...