OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Thieves continue to prowl Bay Area streets in the night, stealing catalytic converters. It's bad enough if yours is stolen but worse -- they are expensive to replace if you ...

When the catalytic converter was stolen from Vanessa Reimer’s Toyota Prius in Long Beach, she thought the repair would be a simple one, taking a few weeks at most. Then her local dealership delivered ...

DALY CITY – Police in Daly City are investigating after nearly a dozen catalytic converter thefts involving Toyota Prius vehicles took place last week, all of which took place within a 48-hour span.

Toyota launched the all-new Prius in the U.S. with impressive design and improved specifications, but one thing would not change: its catalytic converter is one of the most sought-after by cat thieves ...

Catalytic converter theft is an epidemic in America. A study from the National Insurance Crime Bureau indicates that thefts increased by 325 percent between 2019 and 2020. Thieves are after the ...

UNION COUNTY, North Carolina -- A North Carolina man believed to have been stealing a catalytic converter was killed when the car he was under fell on him, authorities said. The Union County Sheriff's ...

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