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

CHELTENHAM TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Police across Pennsylvania and New Jersey are warning drivers about a rash of catalytic converter thefts in 2022. In Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, ...

Claims for stolen catalytic converters doubled in the year ending June 2022, according to State Farm, the largest auto insurer in the U.S., whose customers reported more than 43,200 stolen converters ...

STOLEN. THIS IS ONLY IN THE CITY LIMITS AND ONLY TO PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY REPORT THEM. THIS IS THE SOUND OF IT WITH A MISSING CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IT IS ONE OF AN ESTIMATED 10 BIG M VEHICLES THE SHOP ...

The six hours spent in the airport, on a plane, in another airport and then on light rail was more time than I’d slept in days. I’d fought the weekend trip, and the weekend trip won. Hung over, tired ...

A treasure chest of valuable metals that sits underneath every car has sparked a rash of thefts. Now legislators in Washington and statehouses are fighting back. Thefts of catalytic converters — an ...

Car theft is a real issue for the owners. In 2020, the number of vehicles stolen was up 11.8 percent from 724,872 in 2019. Whenever there is something of value, there are always perpetrators. But ...