Detroit police are on the hunt for a trio of thieves who were captured on camera stealing a catalytic converter from a car ...

Catalytic converters, used in most modern cars ... "We targeted an organised crime network and arrested 15 people. They have ...

While copper can fetch more than $5 a pound, some types of catalytic converters can command up to $500 due to the precious metals they contain according to local scrap dealers. Whether it's copper ...

It took three thieves to pull of this grand caper at Govanni Used Cars on Thursday. One to drive the getaway vehicle into a pole, one to use a sawzall to cut through the gate lock and snag a single ...

However, although it has been illegal to pay cash for scrap metal since 2013, he says there are some dealers who will pay cash for catalytic converters, which tempts the thieves. "The police needs ...

The website allows scrap metal companies and law enforcement ... Ryan and Wallace are also calling for serial numbers to be etched into catalytic converters so the car part could be tracked ...

this makes them difficult to track and allows stolen catalytic converters to be sold to otherwise unaware recyclers and scrap ...

This is from the latest video from [Warped Perception] that lets us see inside of a catalytic converter as its operating. Catalytic converters are installed on most vehicles (and other internal ...

“Some of these converters have a scrap value of a thousand dollars,” Overbeck ... “Some companies have begun to make guards, shields, to cover your catalytic converter,” Overbeck said. Overbeck says ...

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – The Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD) is hosting a free catalytic converter engraving event on Saturday in the hopes of reducing the theft of catalytic converters.

HARTFORD — A New Haven man who was paid $169,840 for catalytic converters that he stole, pleaded guilty Wednesday for his part in traffing of the stolen car exhaust devices, federal officials said.