BOSTON (CBS) - The connection between the war in Ukraine, Russian sanctions, and thefts of catalytic converters. Police in several communities say those thefts are on the rise. Catalytic converters ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston is seeing a big decline in catalytic converter thefts after a spike last year sparked new ordinances in the city. ABC13's partners at the Houston Chronicle looked at ...

(WFSB) - During the pandemic, catalytic converters were being stolen in record numbers. Lawmakers took action, but there is another reason why stealing converters isn’t so popular anymore. “A filter ...

Catalytic converters are integrated into the exhaust systems of cars to convert, or turn, the harmful gasses and pollutants from the engine exhaust system into a less toxic state. Catalytic converters ...

Last year, the U.S. Geological Survey proposed putting 50 minerals on a list of those critical to U.S. national security, two of them being palladium and platinum, both crucial to vehicle catalytic ...

Cars making loud noises are never a good sign and are a particular hassle when the cause of the noise is a missing catalytic converter. Catalytic converters are regularly targeted car parts, sometimes ...

LOS ANGELES -- U.S. law enforcement agencies are taking action after seeing a rise in thefts of catalytic converters since the beginning of the pandemic. "We've seen where they quickly, like NASCAR, ...

Three people pleaded guilty Monday for their role in a US catalytic-converter theft ring. Prosecutors say the operation shipped $600 million worth of stolen catalytic converters. The operation ...

Across the country, reported catalytic converter thefts have skyrocketed in the last few years. Annual thefts of the auto part, which is tucked along the exhaust system to turn fumes from a car’s ...