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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Yahoo

Stolen catalytic converters from California were resold for $600 million. Now one family faces prison

Tou Sue Vang ran a profitable family business in Sacramento with his brother, Andrew, and his mother, Monica Moua. But the lucrative family enterprise was illegal and involved buying stolen catalytic ...
kcra.com

Sacramento man sentenced for role in $38 million catalytic converter theft ring

HARD THEY WERE TO IDENTIFY. CATALYTIC CONVERTER, PROTECTIVE STEEL PLATES ARE FAIRLY COMMON SITES FOR CARS BEING SERVICED AT GLEN’S AUTOMOTIVE IN SACRAMENTO. IT’S JUST NOT A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE TO TRY ...
WKYC3

University Circle police install guards for free to slow down catalytic converter thieves

CLEVELAND — There's a new push from University Circle police to stop thieves from getting their hands on a valuable part of your vehicle. The department is sounding the alarm on thieves stealing ...
WGN-TV

Most catalytic converters stolen from suburban district’s bus fleet; e-learning day continues

WILL COUNTY, Ill. — A suburban school district was forced to emergency e-learning days after most of its bus fleet had their catalytic converters stolen. The Troy 30-C School District, which has ...