Catalytic converter thieves prefer raised trucks and the cover of darkness to do their work. A recent report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), a non-profit organization dedicated to ...

Thefts of catalytic converters continue to climb at an alarming rate, and the pandemic and its resulting economic issues have made their resale value rise even further. Aside from comprehensive ...

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, according 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The polarizing Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, with said agency imposing strict emission regulations for gasoline-powered vehicles beginning ...

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