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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- As catalytic converter theft continues to rise, many are wondering why? Within minutes, thieves are able to cut them off from vehicles. It is because of a type of three types ...

Canada-based company opens facility in Tennessee to recover platinum group metals from diesel catalytic converters. Canada-based Regenx has allied with Tennessee-based Davis Recycling to process ...

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — It has happened hundreds of times on South Bend streets. Bold and brazen thieves are earning cold hard cash stealing one valuable car part. A catalytic converter is a device ...

USAA has news for car owners: Bad guys are coming for your catalytic converter. The San Antonio-based insurance and financial services giant said in an email to customers that more than 10,000 ...

Even the iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile fell victim to catalytic converter bandits earlier this year. Car thefts in general skyrocketed during the pandemic era, exceeding one million models taken ...

NYC saw a rise of 5,000 cases of catalytic converter thefts in just one year. Los Angeles has seen an increase in the issue too, with "thefts on the daily." Palladium, one of the precious metals found ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — On Wednesday, Oct. 11, KHON2 News looked into the reasons for the drastic drop in catalytic converter thefts in Hawaii. Everyone we spoke with pointed to new laws that went into ...

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The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is the latest victim of catalytic converter thieves, with the iconic vehicle being hit before Super Bowl weekend in Las Vegas, according to multiple reports. Thieves ...