A catalytic converter is part of a vehicle’s exhaust system. They’re sought by thieves because they contain valuable precious metals. Catalytic converter thefts: The most targeted vehicles The thefts occurred last weekend at buses operated by the Shiawassee Area Transportation Agency in Shiawassee ...
(CBS) --Catalytic converter thefts—and sometimes ensuing violence—have been a severe problem in the Chicago area for several years. But it is a nationwide trend, and it is getting renewed focus after actor Johnny Wactor was gunned down when he caught thieves hitting his car in Los Angeles...
In Texas, the police department in Arlingtonnow hastwo detectives working solely on catalytic converter thefts. The department recorded 253 cases from January to April, compared to just five cases during the same period last year. Texas is among the more than a dozen states considering potential ...
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In Frisco, it is now illegal to possess a catalytic converter that has been sawed off. That’s the latest way governments are grasping for some tactic to slow down the spike in thefts of these devices, and though it’s not likely to end the spree, it’s an idea that other c...
Open the WJXT News4JAX Help Desk WEATHER ALERT 13 watches in effect for 11 regions in the area CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS No description available Lawmakers propose harsher penalties for catalytic converter thefts Read full article: Lawmakers propose harsher penalties for catalytic converter thefts ...
Catalytic converter thefts on rise - USATODAY.comThefts of catalytic converters are increasing as the price of platinum, the precious metal found inside, rises. Thefts use portable power saws to remove the converters in minutes, police and auto mechanics say.USATODAY.COM...
Rochester, MN(KROC AM News) - And the catalytic converter thefts in the Rochester area continue. The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office has received two more reports. One came from Legend’s Concrete in the 6800 block of 31st Ave SW. The devices were removed from three commercial vehicles last...
Since March 2020, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) found an average of 1,200 incidents of catalytic converter theft in the U.S. per month. This is a marked uptick from an average of 282 monthly catalytic converter thefts in 2019. A component of some car exhaust systems, catalytic...
Dozens of cars lined up in Yonkers Saturday morning, and the drivers inside were all victims of recent catalytic converter thefts.