Catalytic converters are an important part of your car's functioning exhaust system. Here's how they work and why their parts ...

Catalytic converters are essential parts of a vehicle’s exhaust system, stopping harmful emissions from being released into the air. These components contain precious metals like platinum, palladium, ...

DES PLAINES, Ill. (WLS) -- Some thieves are preying on a valuable part of your vehicle. Law enforcement says it's being attributed to the COVID pandemic and people who need money. The I-Team ...

LOS ANGELES -- U.S. law enforcement agencies are taking action after seeing a rise in thefts of catalytic converters since the beginning of the pandemic. "We've seen where they quickly, like NASCAR, ...

For the first time since 2019, catalytic converter thefts are declining. Thefts of the auto part, which converts exhaust into less harmful gasses, are down nearly 37% in the first half of 2023, ...

Catalytic converters aren't being stolen at the same staggering rates as the peak year of 2022, but they're still being sawed out from under vehicles by thieves who want the precious metals that the ...

Neighborhood News Reporter Jeydah Jenkins joined the KRIS 6 News Team in May 2025. Corpus Christi police are investing nearly $60,000 in grant money to purchase a trailer with a vehicle lift aimed at ...

Three years ago, thieves stole a staggering 8,591 catalytic converters from New York City vehicles. But since 2022, police, prosecutors and even state lawmakers have taken steps to solve the problem — ...

Police in South Monterey County are investigating a string of catalytic converter thefts, with seven reported stolen in one night across several cities, primarily in Greenfield.Bessie Segovia's car ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A New Jersey man pleaded guilty in the northern district of Oklahoma to being the leader of a multi-state catalytic converter ring. The operation stole thousands of catalytic ...