Five Men Charged in Multi-State Catalytic Converter Theft Scheme August 29, 2022 U.S. District Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery in Connecticut announced the unsealing of a nine-count indictment that charges five men with...
Alabama Auto Shop Owners Design Anti-Theft Cages for Catalytic Converters April 27, 2022 As the number of catalytic converter thefts has soared nationwide, one Alabama auto repair shop has begun building anti-theft cages...
Metal Thieves Swiping Tailpipes Create 1,000% Spike in Claims March 11, 2022 By Dana Hull State Farm said Thursday that metal thieves in search of platinum, rhodium and palladium are stealing catalytic converters in ever-greater...
About 100 Catalytic Converters Discovered in Louisiana Raid February 7, 2022 Police seized about 100 catalytic converters and arrested two people during a raid at a Baton Rouge home. Officers executing...
Indiana Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Prevent Catalytic Converter Thefts January 21, 2022 Indiana Rep. Jim Baird has introduced a bill to reduce catalytic converter thefts by marking identifying information on catalytic converters,...
Insurers Report Jump in Catalytic Converter Thefts; New State Laws May Help January 3, 2022 By Denise Lavoie In the tiny town of Lawrenceville, Virginia, a van owned by Poplar Mount Baptist Church was knocked out of commission...
South Carolina Lawmakers Look to Combat Catalytic Converter Theft March 24, 2021 The South Carolina House has approved a bill that would make buying or selling stolen catalytic converters a separate crime...
North Dakota Bill Aimed at Curbing Catalytic Converter Thefts February 23, 2021 North Dakota lawmakers are weighing a bill aimed at cutting down on an epidemic of catalytic converter thefts. The catalytic...
As Metal Prices Rise, Atlanta Sees Theft of Catalytic Converters February 17, 2021 Soaring prices for precious metals contained in some auto components is driving a rash of thefts in coastal Georgia. The...