Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STAUNTON — It was noontime when Franci Ferguson decided to head out to run errands. She started her car and backed up about two ...

Catalytic converter theft is an epidemic in America. A study from the National Insurance Crime Bureau indicates that thefts increased by 325 percent between 2019 and 2020. Thieves are after the ...

Catalytic converter thieves are no longer just a late‑night rumor in car forums; they are a recurring presence in driveways ...

You probably think of your car’s catalytic converter as a forgettable chunk of metal under the chassis. Federal prosecutors say Tou Sue Vang saw it as a gold mine, orchestrating a pipeline of stolen ...

It’s the rough idle no Toyota Prius owner ever wants to hear. When my neighbor heard a “loud, throaty sound” from his otherwise quiet Prius one morning, he knew the catalytic converter had been stolen ...

A new analysis found that catalytic converters make 2004-09 Toyota Prius models unlikely theft targets. A spike in demand for precious metals used in making catalytic converters - emission control ...

Catalytic converter thefts have been happening all over the country and vehicles of all makes and models have been victimized. It's even happened to some of Jalopnik's staff. But out west, ...

California ranks number one for catalytic converter thefts, and the vehicle most targeted is the Toyota Prius. That's leading to shortages in replacement parts. In the city of Los Angeles in 2018, 972 ...

Toyota Prius owners might want to park in the garage tonight, because their vehicles were named the top target for catalytic converter theft in the West, according to a new list from Carfax. The ...

When the catalytic converter was stolen from Vanessa Reimer’s Toyota Prius in Long Beach, she thought the repair would be a simple one, taking a few weeks at most. Then her local dealership delivered ...

While only around one of every 14 city-owned cars is a Toyota Prius, Priuses represent more than a third of the city-owned cars that have had their catalytic converters ripped off. Graphic by Will ...