But in the last month I've found reports from Florida, Louisana, Tennessee and Michigan of similar actions: thieves are cutting out the catalytic ... a 100 converters and recover the metal ...

Organised criminals can remove catalytic converters from under a vehicle in a matter of minutes. Catalytic converters contain precious metals such as rhodium, platinum and palladium which ‘clean’ ...

Catalytic converter thefts have surged in lockdown amid a spike in the value of precious metals, research shows. The RAC and insurer Ageas found the crime now accounts for three-in-10 thefts from ...

Selective catalytic reducers (SCR) work in a manner similar to the way a catalytic converter works to reduce automobile emissions ... Common catalyst materials include porous ceramic honeycomb or ...

Catalytic converters, fitted in car exhaust systems, reduce the emission of toxic gases and pollutants. Thieves are attracted to the valuable metals the devices contain, such as platinum ...

Investigators say six men — in over just a few years — have bought hundreds of thousands of dollar's worth of stolen catalytic converters ... facility for the metals inside.