This May Be The Most Hilarious Catalytic Converter Theft Of All Time Detroit is a world-class city with some F-tier criminals. Several of these criminals went to great lengths this week to steal a single catalytic converter from a used car lot and gained themselves a ton of embarrassment in the process. Read more…

So Thieves Nabbed Your Catalytic Converter. Here’s Where It Ended Up. The pollution control devices contain valuable metals, making them a hot commodity for recycling. Some beneficiaries of the thefts look the other way.

Sacramento Family Pleads Guilty To $38 Million Catalytic Converter Theft Conspiracy We’ve known for a while that catalytic converter theft was a big problem. In fact, it was enough of a problem that Toyota decided to offer a catalytic converter shield with the new Prius. If you’re still struggling to understand how profitable it is for thieves, it will probably help put things in perspective when you… Read more…

Hawaii Figured Out How To Stop Catalytic Theft, Why Hasn’t Your State? The catalytic converter working to clean up the exhaust gasses from your car is a prime target for criminals as it can be worth as much as $1,500 at a scrapyard. As such, its theft is a common crime that hits motorists in almost every state, except Hawaii which has implemented a new law to stamp out the crime. Read more…

Catalytic Converter Thefts Are Actually Down This Year Over the last several years, catalytic converter thefts shot up a mind-blowing 1,000 percent. In some areas of the country, that figure was significantly higher. As in, like, more than 7,000 percent. Toyota even went as far as to offer a catalytic converter shield on new Priuses because thieves were targeting them so… Read more…

A Dealer Sold Someone A Toyota Supra With No Catalytic Converter And An Accident History When buying a used car, you have to be as thorough as you can to make sure that everything with that vehicle is fine. Not everyone does that, though, and can sometimes let the allure of that shiny “new ride” and car salesman charm get the better of them. That’s what happened to one used car buyer in Southern… Read more…