Police in South San Francisco arrested two people over the weekend on suspicion of grand theft after they allegedly ...

The latest viral dash cam clip of a catalytic converter thief has crystallized a fear you may already feel in your gut: if ...

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 ...

Catalytic converters are devices on cars that deal with emissions. The devices are under the car, and often easy to remove ...

Claims for stolen catalytic converters doubled in the year ending June 2022, according to State Farm, the largest auto insurer in the U.S., whose customers reported more than 43,200 stolen converters ...

CATALYTIC-CONVERTER THEFT ATTEMPTS: We haven't heard catalytic-converter theft mentioned in a long time (we were among the victims in an earlier wave). But this morning, two notes - Joanna reported: ...

Cars making loud noises are never a good sign and are a particular hassle when the cause of the noise is a missing catalytic converter. Catalytic converters are regularly targeted car parts, sometimes ...

Catalytic converters, a part of a car’s exhaust system that sits beneath the vehicle, have become popular targets for thieves since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s because they contain ...

The six hours spent in the airport, on a plane, in another airport and then on light rail was more time than I’d slept in days. I’d fought the weekend trip, and the weekend trip won. Hung over, tired ...

Having something stolen from your car isn’t fun, and catalytic converters have been a hot item thieves have been interested in. In 2020, there was a 325% increase in converter theft, according to the ...