What catalytic converters do and why thieves target them

Catalytic converters are an important part of your car's functioning exhaust system. Here's how they work and why their parts ...

Don’t Buy a Used Car Until You’ve Checked These 13 Critical Things

Planning to buy a used car soon? This guide has 13 inspection checks you can't afford to skip. Learn how to spot hidden ...
Jalopnik

Here's How Much Platinum Is Actually Inside Your Catalytic Converter

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 ...
ABC7

Catalytic converter theft in Tarzana leads to police chase; 2 suspects in custody, LAPD says

TARZANA, Calif. (KABC) -- Two suspects were apprehended and four catalytic converters were recovered after a theft in Tarzana led to a high-speed chase, authorities said. Sirens blared through the ...
Victorville Daily Press

Two suspected catalytic converter thieves arrested at Phelan auto shop

Deputies arrested two men after allegedly catching them in the act of trying to cut a catalytic converter of a U-Haul truck at a Phelan auto shop early Monday, authorities said. The crime took place ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Chula Vista police work to drive catalytic converter thefts even lower with free event

CHULA VISTA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Catalytic converter theft isn’t anything new, but it’s a real problem many throughout the county are still facing, and the Chula Vista Police Department wants to ...
NBC Los Angeles

Long Beach police to host free catalytic converter etching event

Long Beach police are offering to help residents deter catalytic converter theft by marking it with their vehicle information. In partnership with the city’s Fleet Services Bureau, the police ...
Staten Island Advance

Catalytic converter marking deters thieves: Staten Island thefts down 90%, NYPD says

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The ongoing efforts of law enforcement, like the marking event held Friday evening in Ocean Breeze, have proven successful in curbing the theft of catalytic converters, a problem ...
Gothamist

Catalytic converter theft is down by 80% in NYC. Here’s why.

Three years ago, thieves stole a staggering 8,591 catalytic converters from New York City vehicles. But since 2022, police, prosecutors and even state lawmakers have taken steps to solve the problem — ...
19 Action News

Catalytic converter thefts targeted in proposed Ohio legislation

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOIO) - State lawmakers want to make it tougher on thieves who steal catalytic converters. A new bill gets debated in a house committee, the bill increasing penalties on theft and ...
KOIN 6

PHOTOS: Catalytic converter thief caught on camera at Reynolds School District, still at large

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – New details have come to light in the case of several catalytic converters that went missing from the Reynolds School District. School leaders have released photos of the ...