JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. — Central Indiana authorities are entering a new phase in the fight against catalytic converter theft by delivering a warning about current laws to businesses that purchase the ...

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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the middle of the night, thieves crawl under a row of vans. One by one, they saw off the bulbous metal pollution control devices called catalytic converters. They wrap up in minutes and leave with ...

Across the United States, a crucial piece of emissions equipment has quietly turned into one of the hottest targets for organized theft. The catalytic converter, a metal canister most drivers never ...

Catalytic converter thefts broke records last year but are declining nationwide and in nearly every state as the prices of precious metals tumble. Thefts fell in the first half of this year, according ...

Bill 9, the Scrap Metal Act, and its corresponding Scrap Metal Regulation have gone into effect in Manitoba as part of the government’s plan to address the problem of scrap metal theft in the province ...