Catalytic converters are integrated into the exhaust systems of cars to convert, or turn, the harmful gasses and pollutants from the engine exhaust system into a less toxic state. Catalytic converters ...

The second-generation 2007 Toyota Prius. The second-generation 2007 Toyota Prius. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. A new report out from the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) shows that the ...

Thieves have long targeted car stereos, air bags, high-intensity headlights, even pocket change from the ashtrays. But now they are slithering under vehicles and cutting away the catalytic converters.

It's become a fear many Houstonians have when they leave a vehicle unattended: Is a thief coming to crawl underneath and saw off the catalytic converter? Catalytic converter thefts have soared in ...

When Brian McGaffey went to move his girlfriend’s SUV from its parking spot in his Noble Square neighborhood, he heard what sounded like a rocket ship blasting off. “It hadn’t been driven for a while, ...

WORCESTER — Thefts of catalytic converters, a car part that limits the release of harmful exhaust, are skyrocketing. “They’re cleaning out the city,” said Rick Ramstrom, owner of Ramstrom’s Service ...

Suzann Beckett and her daughter had a tough introduction to a rising crime trend recently. Beckett’s daughter had parked her 2009 Toyota Prius in the street outside their home in Hartford’s West End.

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 ...