Thieves are increasingly targeting catalytic converters on cars. If yours is stolen, replacing it could cost you thousands of dollars. So are inexpensive alarms, locks and plates a solution to keep ...
SKOKIE, Ill. (WLS) -- Catalytic converter theft is a growing problem all over the country, and Skokie police are doing their part to deter those thefts. Thieves target catalytic converters for its ...
In 2022, thefts nationwide were 540% higher than all of 2020, public data company BeenVerified found. Thieves are slipping under cars to swipe catalytic converters, those pollution-control gadgets ...
One morning in June, Janet went to start her Prius and was shocked to hear a loud rattling coming from the car. “It made a horrible racket!” she recalled. Janet, who lives in Pleasanton, discovered ...
A catalytic converter is an integral part of a car’s overall exhaust system. However, while they are normally something a car owner would never think about, thefts of catalytic converters spiked to ...
How can car owners protect themselves from the wave of catalytic converter theft that has swept the country? Claims for stolen catalytic converters doubled in the year ending June 2022, according to ...