OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Thieves continue to prowl Bay Area streets in the night, stealing catalytic converters. It's bad enough if yours is stolen but worse -- they are expensive to replace if you ...

Los Angeles resident John Jackson, a city planner, waited weeks to have the catalytic converter in his Toyota Prius replaced. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) When the catalytic converter was ...

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 ...

DALY CITY – Police in Daly City are investigating after nearly a dozen catalytic converter thefts involving Toyota Prius vehicles took place last week, all of which took place within a 48-hour span.

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A spike in demand for precious metals has made Toyota Prius vehicles that are more than 10 years old an unlikely target of thieves, a recent report ...

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 ...

The second-generation 2007 Toyota Prius. The second-generation 2007 Toyota Prius. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. A new report out from the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) shows that 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 ...