It took only a few minutes, late at night, as Harvey Briggs was asleep in his suburban Madison, Wisconsin home. Without a garage, he had a brand new Toyota Land Cruiser parked in his driveway, ...

A catalytic converter is seen at Industrial Metal Recycling in Oakland, Maine in 2007. The devices contain precious metals such as palladium, platinum and rhodium in their cores and are often targeted ...

Three people pleaded guilty Monday for their role in a US catalytic-converter theft ring. Prosecutors say the operation shipped $600 million worth of stolen catalytic converters. The operation ...

There are periods when catalytic converters are part of frequent news stories, and the reason isn't a fun one. From time to time, we'll see an uptick in converter thefts, which makes for clicky ...

The pollution control devices contain valuable metals, making them a hot commodity for recycling. Some beneficiaries of the thefts look the other way. The innards of a catalytic converter are coated ...

Drivers of petrol and hybrid cars can breathe a sigh of relief after new figures showed the crimewave of thieves hacking catalytic converters off the underside of vehicles has almost dissipated ...

DAYS. WELL, THREE MEMBERS OF A SACRAMENTO FAMILY ARE PLEADING, PLEADING GUILTY TO BEING PART OF A NATIONAL. CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFT RING. THE BROTHERS TO SUE VANG AND ANDREW VANG ALONG WITH THEIR ...

NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Benjamin Preston of Consumer Reports, about why catalytic converter thefts remain a nationwide problem. An actor who starred in the soap opera "General Hospital" was shot ...

Cars and trucks that burn fuels also produce emissions that are toxic to people and the environment. For that reason, catalytic converters have been added to modern exhaust systems to help transform ...

View of underside of car and mechanic checking on catalytic converter. Catalytic converter theft is a growing problem in the United States, costing car owners thousands of dollars in repairs and ...

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, ...