Just the words "catalytic converter theft" can make car owners shudder. It's a highly inconvenient issue that's on the rise due to the valuable metals within these critical emissions-control devices.

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Three years ago, thieves stole a staggering 8,591 catalytic converters from New York City vehicles. But since 2022, police, prosecutors and even state lawmakers have taken steps to solve the problem — ...

UNIVERSITY CIRCLE, Ohio (WOIO) - University Circle police are offering people a way to protect their vehicles from catalytic converter thefts. Kevin Pye, the department’s police mechanic, will install ...

DES PLAINES, Ill., March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), catalytic converter thefts have seen a significant increase across the country since March of ...

A bill aimed at mitigating thefts of automotive catalytic converters by making the components more traceable was recently introduced in the House of Representatives. The Preventing Auto Recycling ...

DES PLAINES, Ill., April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), the insurance industry's association dedicated to predicting, preventing, and prosecuting insurance crime, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – A report conducted by a public data company showed that catalytic converter thefts in Louisiana have increased from 27 in 2019 to 800 in 2022. BeenVerfied’s report said ...

To prevent vehicle theft, opt for a remote battery kill switch like this one from Cllena. When installed properly, a remote kill switch will ensure that your vehicle cannot be started by any means. To ...