(AP) - A dial-a-ride bus service in a Michigan county has been suspended after catalytic converters were stolen from vehicles. 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...
In 2020 there was an average of roughly 1,200 catalytic converter thefts a month in the U.S., up sharply from an average of about 280 the previous year, according to the organization. All told, reported catalytic converter thefts rose more than 9% to 14,433 in 2020, from 3,389 report...
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(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 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...
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...
CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTSNo description available Lawmakers propose harsher penalties for catalytic converter theftsRead full article: Lawmakers propose harsher penalties for catalytic converter thefts The bill, SB306, is now moving to the House. Similar laws have already been passed across the country....
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.
Catalytic converter theftshave been running rampant in New Jersey and all over the country for several months. Thieves have been targeting them to resell them at junk yards for hundreds - even thousands of dollars. But now a new New Jersey law has been passed to help curb the thefts. ...