Catalytic converter theft never really disappeared, but it is climbing again and hitting some drivers harder than others.

HOUSTON — Houston city leaders on Wednesday voted to outlaw the sale and possession of certain catalytic converters as thefts have dramatically risen across the country and here at home. The ordinance ...

A Philadelphia towing company has been accused of running an organized criminal enterprise which purchased millions of dollars’ worth of stolen catalytic converters from thieves to sell at a profit, ...

When the price of precious metals began tumbling late last summer, so too did demand for stolen catalytic converters, the exhaust-cleaning components that can be cut from a vehicle’s undercarriage in ...

Catalytic converter thieves have struck more than 17,000 times in Chicago since 2019. And they almost never get caught. Only 34 of those reported thefts — 0.2% — ended with an arrest, a Chicago ...

In 2022, thefts nationwide were 540% higher than all of 2020, public data company BeenVerified found. Thieves are slipping under cars to swipe catalytic converters, those pollution-control gadgets ...

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ST. PAUL — Four Minnesota men appeared in a St. Paul federal courtroom on Tuesday, Oct. 24, to face charges that they sold $21 million worth of stolen catalytic converters to out-of-state buyers. John ...

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 ...

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