Amid a nearly 400% rise in catalytic converter thefts around the nation, Gov. Phil Murphy this week signed legislation designed to make it harder to steal and sell the pollution control devices, which ...

Local legislators and law enforcement officials say a bill that aims to choke the market for stolen catalytic converters is likely the best way to curb such thefts, which are becoming more brazen ...

Rochester, N.Y. — They have become coveted car parts: catalytic converters. Not only are they being sold to local scrapyards, you can also find the stolen items right on Facebook. A simple search ...

Denver City Council unanimously passed on first reading a bill intended to work in conjunction with state legislation targeting catalytic converter theft. Under the proposal, anytime someone sells a ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Jeff Bartholomew is fed up. He says his business on South Avenue is out $18,000 after the latest round of catalytic converter thefts. The thief is brazen. “They cut a hole in ...

A sharp increase in catalytic converter thefts prompted Houston’s City Council Wednesday to ban the sale of used or “cut” emissions-control devices. The ordinance makes it illegal to possess catalytic ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — Gov. Gavin ...

HOUSTON — Houston city leaders on Wednesday voted to outlaw the sale and possession of certain catalytic converters as thefts have dramatically risen across the country and here at home. The ordinance ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn (WTNH) — Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill into law aimed at cracking down on the sale of stolen catalytic converters in Connecticut. The law implements new requirements on how motor ...

Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill on March 26 adding new regulations to the purchase and sale of catalytic converters — and the metals used within the manufacturing of catalytic converters — in a ...

HOUSTON – Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is taking an immediate initiative to crack down on the sale of catalytic converters. “We are going to be putting forth an ordinance that says we cannot resell ...