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FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Catalytic converter thefts are reportedly on the rise in the Fargo-Moorhead area, according to a local auto shop. They’re warning others to be wary of your vehicles ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The piercing sound of cutting ...

Reports of catalytic converter thefts in Fresno dropped by 60% after federal authorities arrested a man who was selling thousands of the stolen car part for a profit of more than $2.5 million. Federal ...

A Salvadoran citizen accused of killing an Inglewood man while trying to steal a catalytic converter in February was in the United States illegally for the second time despite having been deported ...