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 ...

(CNN) — Johnny Wactor, an actor who formerly starred in “General Hospital,” caught people in the act of stealing the catalytic converter from his car Saturday. Tragically, one of the thieves, ...

BROOKSHIRE, Texas — Texas Department of Public Safety troopers pulled a driver over in Brookshire for speeding and an illegal ...

Cars started using catalytic converters in 1975, after Congress in 1970 created the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, ...

HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) – The Tell City Police Department is asking the public to be alert due to a recent series of thefts ...

Police in Berkeley are searching for suspects who stole a catalytic converter and pulled a gun on the car's owner.

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 ...

It was warm outside when Brandy Ellinger, 34, got into her car to head to work. She turned her key and that's when she heard it — an overbearing rumbling noise. She knew catalytic converter thefts had ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- As we continue to see a rise in catalytic converter thefts, mechanics are also seeing more business. When you start your car in the morning, you may not immediately *see the ...

There were 460 cat converter thefts in Berkeley that year, with about 300 in 2024 and about 250 in 2025, according to the ...

Catalytic converter thefts on the rise in Harris County, Texas. Sheriff’s Office urges drivers to take steps to protect their ...

Catalytic converter thieves brandished a gun at a Berkeley resident early Monday morning on Tremont Street, authorities ...