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How to Protect Your Car From Catalytic Converter Theft

The Urban Prepper provides tips to prevent catalytic converter theft from your vehicle. Man gropes, attacks store's customers, then female shopper fatally shoots him, authorities say Islamist ...
AutoExpress

Britain’s catalytic converter theft epidemic is nearly over

Catalytic converter theft may soon be a thing of the past, as exclusive new Auto Express data has lifted the lid on its dramatic decline – raising the question as to why this might be the case, and ...
Transport Topics

Lawmakers Introduce Catalytic Converter Theft Bill

A bill aimed at mitigating thefts of automotive catalytic converters by making the components more traceable was recently introduced in the House of Representatives. The Preventing Auto Recycling ...
Jalopnik

How To Tell If Your Catalytic Converter Is Clogged (Before It's Too Late)

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The catalytic converter is a non-serviceable part that can last well beyond 100,000 miles; or, in some cases, the entire life of the vehicle, ...
Reading Eagle

Catalytic converters, gas cans stolen from I-78 construction lot in Berks

Thieves removed the catalytic converters from two trucks in a rented lot that a PennDOT contractor is using during the Interstate 78 reconstruction project in northwestern Berks County. The thefts ...
Jalopnik

School District Shuts Down After Thieves Steal Catalytic Converters From Over 20 School Buses

Ripping the catalytic converter off a school bus has to be the automotive equivalent of stealing candy from a baby. A Northwest Indiana school district was thrown into chaos on Tuesday after thieves ...
WLWT

Catalytic converters stolen from Indiana school buses, forcing schools to go remote

Schools were forced to cancel in-person classes in Indiana this week after catalytic converters were stolen from several school buses, leaving kids with no transportation.Officials say thieves stole ...
SlashGear

Do Diesel Trucks Use Catalytic Converters?

When people talk about catalytic converters, the assumption is that they're talking about gasoline-powered vehicles. But modern diesel use catalytic converters, just like your average gas-powered car.
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Leader of $600m nationwide catalytic converter theft ring pleads guilty

The leader of a multi-state catalytic converter theft ring pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday. Navin Khanna, 41, of New Jersey, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to receive, possess, ...
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 — ...