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, ...

Catalytic Converters are vehicle parts that allow us to breathe easier by reducing harmful emissions. They reside within the ...

A Georgia man stole parts from trucks in commercial lots and was charged with selling 99 catalytic converters to a Suffolk scrap yard during two months this summer, the Queens district attorney's ...

Thieves have long targeted car stereos, air bags, high-intensity headlights, even pocket change from the ashtrays. But now they are slithering under vehicles and cutting away the catalytic converters.

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 ...

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (CBS 58) -- West Allis police arrested a man caught trying to steal a catalytic converter from a car lot last week. Thefts of these car parts have risen in Milwaukee and across 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 ...

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - Soaring prices for precious metals contained in some auto components is driving a rash of thefts in coastal Georgia. The Brunswick News reports 18 catalytic converters have been ...