Just the words "catalytic converter theft" can make car owners shudder. It's a highly inconvenient issue that's on the rise due to the valuable metals within these critical emissions-control devices.

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 ...

Cars making loud noises are never a good sign and are a particular hassle when the cause of the noise is a missing catalytic converter. Catalytic converters are regularly targeted car parts, sometimes ...

SKOKIE, Ill. (WLS) -- Catalytic converter theft is a growing problem all over the country, and Skokie police are doing their part to deter those thefts. Thieves target catalytic converters for its ...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The Delray Beach Police Department (DBPD) said it has noticed an increase in catalytic converter thefts in the city. Acatalytic converter is a critical component of your ...

How can car owners protect themselves from the wave of catalytic converter theft that has swept the country? Claims for stolen catalytic converters doubled in the year ending June 2022, according to ...

When Ken Shay, a longtime Chicago resident, went out to start his 2013 Lexus RX 350 SUV parked near his Lincoln Park apartment on a recent weekday morning, he was in for a rude awakening. His trusty ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are warning car owners about an uptick in stolen catalytic converters throughout the area. "A lot of times you've already started the car you're up a few ...

Death, taxes and catalytic converter thefts. At Stanford, it is a near-certainty that community members will at some point receive an AlertSU sharing news that a catalytic converter has been stolen.