Junk dealers will now have to collect information from catalytic converter sellers, if they weren't already, under an amended Kansas scrap metal law signed Monday by Gov. Laura Kelly. Kelly signed ...

Motorists across the U.S. are increasingly being met with a roaring noise when they turn on the ignition due to surging thefts of catalytic converters, law enforcement officials say. The devices look ...

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, ...

Nationwide in 2019 an average of 282 catalytic converters were reported stolen from vehicles each month, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). In pandemic-skewered 2020, however, ...

HOUSTON — As the price of metals is rising, so is the number of catalytic converter thefts. Few places in the Houston area are immune to the crime, which can cost car owners thousands of dollars to ...

Catalytic converter thefts have been on the rise over the last few years and show no signs of slowing down, as the prices of the precious metals that they contain continue to skyrocket. According to ...

Law enforcement agencies across Minnesota say they are ready to tap into a new resource meant to help victims of stolen cars and stolen car parts — a centralized database that records sales at scrap ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - It’s a car part so valuable that it’s driving some people to steal. As the price of precious metals has soared, area law enforcement say they’ve seen more reported thefts of the ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Two Georgia men next month will answer allegations that they illegally purchased catalytic converters in the first local use of a new law designed to stamp out the black market ...

EDWARDSVILLE — A police sting at a Metro East scrap yard last month led to accusations that an East Alton scrap yard illegally bought catalytic converters, no questions asked. In all, Madison County ...

The surge in catalytic converter thefts could come to a screeching halt under a proposed City Council bill. Brooklyn Councilman Justin Brannan says he wants to prohibit scrap metal shops citywide from ...