SPOKANE, Wash. – A new law meant to crack down the sales of stolen catalytic converters is already affecting the community and businesses that buy them. Starting July 1, it is illegal for scrap metal ...

Minnesota’s state government reportedly has earmarked $400,000 to fund a program to help more vehicle owners placed identifying markers on their catalytic converters in an attempt to thwart some ...

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, ...

ST. PAUL — A bill aimed at curbing catalytic converter thefts by creating new scrap sale rules and penalties is headed back to the Minnesota House after passing in the Senate on Thursday, March 2.

Data show that catalytic converter​ thefts are on the rise again in the Twin Cities.

A citywide rise in thefts of catalytic converters for scrap metal is particularly acute in the neighborhood of Silver Lake, according to Los Angeles police. In two months, 35 catalytic converters have ...

High-visibility paint and an eight-digit number will serve as a warning to potential catalytic converter thieves the valuable part can be traced, as Manitoba scrap metal dealers must now report the ...

EAST ALTON, Ill. — Days after being raided by local law enforcement, the owner of a Metro East scrap yard has closed his business. The raid happened in Madison County - near East Alton and Wood River.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ravi Chandra, one of the owners of a Minute Muffler shop in northeast Calgary, installs a cable through and around a catalytic ...

Thefts of catalytic converters in Winnipeg have plummeted after arrests following a months-long investigation and new provincial regulations for scrap metal buyers and sellers, police say. In August, ...