All modern internal combustion engines have a catalytic converter, which is a part of the emission system of a car. The catalytic converter essentially prevents harmful gasses from entering into the ...

Modern vehicles and the internal combustion engines that power them — well, most of them, that is — have come a long way in recent decades. From inefficient carburetor systems to fuel injection and, ...

BOSTON – Prosecutors said seven people charged in an organized theft ring worked "like a NASCAR pit crew" as they stole nearly 500 catalytic converters from vehicles in Massachusetts and New Hampshire ...

A federal judge sentenced a Springfield man to nearly five years in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in an organized ring of thieves that stole lucrative catalytic converters ...

Aug. 8—A West Reading man was arrested Monday after Bern Township police said he was found underneath an abandoned car with a battery-powered reciprocating saw in an apparent attempt to steal the ...

Dan Zwillenberg’s wife heard the noise about a month ago, from the Fair Lawn street where their car was parked. By the time she looked out the window, a car was speeding away with their chopped off ...

A towing company in Northeast Philadelphia allegedly conspired with thieves to purchase and resell thousands of catalytic converters that were stolen from cars in the Delaware Valley over the last few ...

A suspect arrested earlier this month in connection with a fatal shooting during a catalytic converter theft in Inglewood is now facing federal charges for allegedly illegally reentering the United ...

California ranks number one for catalytic converter thefts, and the vehicle most targeted is the Toyota Prius. That's leading to shortages in replacement parts. In the city of Los Angeles in 2018, 972 ...