Platinum has been considered a precious metal for a couple thousand years now, with folks in both hemispheres using it to show off their conspicuous consumption since about 700 BCE. This is partly ...

All modern internal combustion engines have a catalytic converter, which is a part of the emission system of a car. The catalytic converter essentially prevents harmful gasses from entering into the ...

The head of a catalytic converter theft ring was sentenced to 12 years in prison Tou Sue Vang and his brother and mother made as much as $38 million in the scheme, according to authorities. Tou Sue ...

Cars and trucks that burn fuels also produce emissions that are toxic to people and the environment. For that reason, catalytic converters have been added to modern exhaust systems to help transform ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state lawmakers passed new legislation Tuesday to further combat catalytic converter thefts in the state. House Bill 2153 passed the House unanimously Tuesday following ...

The buzz of a battery-powered saw biting into an automobile’s exhaust pipe became all too familiar to St. Paulites during the COVID-19 pandemic, as catalytic converter thefts surged to unprecedented ...

The pollution control devices contain valuable metals, making them a hot commodity for recycling. Some beneficiaries of the thefts look the other way. The innards of a catalytic converter are coated ...

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Three members of a California family admitted to roles in a ring that shipped stolen catalytic converters, which contain lucrative precious metals, to New Jersey, prosecutors said. By Johnny Diaz ...

Aug. 8—A West Reading man was arrested Monday after Bern Township police said he was found underneath an abandoned car with a battery-powered reciprocating saw in an apparent attempt to steal the ...