Amid a catalytic converter crime wave in 2021, legislators tweaked the state’s laws banning the unauthorized sale or transport of scrap metals. The following year, prosecutors put those changes to use ...
If you’ve ever had your catalytic converter stolen you probably know that the piece of hardware attached to your exhaust contains precious metals like platinum. Nissan has found a way to reduce the ...
WDRB: Scrap metal business owner pushes to close loopholes allowing thieves to sell stolen catalytic converters
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The owner of a scrap metal business on Dixie Highway wants to make it harder for people who steal catalytic converters to be able to sell them for scrap. In January alone, ...
Scrap metal business owner pushes to close loopholes allowing thieves to sell stolen catalytic converters
Catalytic converters do fail, they operate in a harsh environment in the exhaust system, and so it's not surprising that they do on occasions fail. I had one recently myself, and it was nothing to do ...
USA Today: Catalytic converter thefts are up: How to protect your catalytic converter from being stolen
In 2022, thefts nationwide were 540% higher than all of 2020, public data company BeenVerified found. Thieves are slipping under cars to swipe catalytic converters, those pollution-control gadgets ...