In the middle of the night, thieves crawl under a row of vans. One by one, they saw off the bulbous metal pollution control devices called catalytic converters. They wrap up in minutes and leave with ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The owner of a scrap metal business on Dixie Highway wants to make it harder for people who steal catalytic converters to be able to sell them for scrap. In January alone, ...

Motorists across the U.S. are increasingly being met with a roaring noise when they turn on the ignition due to surging thefts of catalytic converters, law enforcement officials say. The devices look ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Thefts of exhaust emission control devices have jumped over the past two years as prices for the precious metals they contain have skyrocketed, prompting states to toughen penalties ...

HOUSTON — As the price of metals is rising, so is the number of catalytic converter thefts. Few places in the Houston area are immune to the crime, which can cost car owners thousands of dollars to ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - It’s a car part so valuable that it’s driving some people to steal. As the price of precious metals has soared, area law enforcement say they’ve seen more reported thefts of the ...

Jean Bentley is a retired nurse from St. Paul, Minnesota, who, back in January, picked up a shift at a nearby clinic that was short-staffed for the day. When her shift was over a little after 5 p.m., ...

Mot Fitzpatrick of Hilltop Tire Service in Des Moines has been working on and around cars for 25 years. So far, he said, 2021 has stood out from the other 24 in one major regard: the number of people ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Two Georgia men next month will answer allegations that they illegally purchased catalytic converters in the first local use of a new law designed to stamp out the black market ...

Suzann Beckett and her daughter had a tough introduction to a rising crime trend recently. Beckett’s daughter had parked her 2009 Toyota Prius in the street outside their home in Hartford’s West End.