Pandemic, precious metal market driving theft of key auto part During the pandemic, the theft of catalytic converters from vehicles has soared, prompting auto insurers to publish warnings as they ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Palm Tran services are running a bit slow Monday, Over the weekend, thieves stole 33 catalytic converters from vehicles. As a result, Palm Tran is scrambling to cover routes ...

LANCASTER TWP.: Sometime on Oct. 16 or 17 someone forced their way into a residence in the 100 block of Dickens Drive and stole a TV and damaged property, causing a loss of $1,465, police reported.

MARICOPA, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a man in Maricopa has been arrested for allegedly stealing catalytic converters to cover a gambling loss. They say 34-year-old Daniel Danforth is being held on ...

MARICOPA, Ariz. (AP) - A man in Maricopa has been arrested for allegedly stealing catalytic converters to cover a gambling loss, according to police. They said 34-year-old Daniel Danforth was being ...

Vehicle owners must contact the Referee Call Center at 1-800-622-7733 for details, Walker noted. The scope, and challenge, of stopping the crime Catalytic converter theft has spiked across the country ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD’s top brass tweeted a photo last month of a cordless saw, spare blades and a catalytic converter seized by police in Manhattan’s 9th Precinct. A starter kit of sorts for ...

All modern internal combustion engines have a catalytic converter, which is a part of the emission system of a car. The catalytic converter essentially prevents harmful gasses from entering into the ...

Emissions and pollution have all but defined the modern era of cars. And since 1975, with the introduction of the Clean Air Act, cleaner burning engines have been priority number one. Yet, while ...

Catalytic converters are integrated into the exhaust systems of cars to convert, or turn, the harmful gasses and pollutants from the engine exhaust system into a less toxic state. Catalytic converters ...

What Is A Catalytic Converter? A catalytic converter is a portion of your exhaust system designed to reduce emissions. It looks like a small muffler on the outside, but the inside structure is what ...

Problems with your vehicle’s catalytic converter might first become apparent through poor acceleration, a rotten-egg smell from the exhaust, or the check-engine light coming on. As things get worse, ...