Car owners sometimes find, to their dismay, that their catalytic converters have been stolen because of the platinum inside. How much platinum is that, anyway?

Platinum has been considered a precious metal for a couple thousand years now, with folks in both hemispheres using it to show off their conspicuous consumption since about 700 BCE. This is partly ...

Catalytic converter thieves have struck more than 17,000 times in Chicago since 2019. And they almost never get caught. Only 34 of those reported thefts — 0.2% — ended with an arrest, a Chicago ...

Three Baltimore men are facing theft-related charges after being allegedly caught in a car with a stolen license plate and a stolen catalytic converter inside. The arrest happened early Saturday ...

Clay Hayner tells Inside Edition he does not regret his decision to confront a thief attempting to steal his converter after hearing about the death of "General Hospital" star Johnny Wactor. More than ...

PHOENIX - Phoenix police officers discovered more than 1,300 used and detached catalytic converters inside a storage unit after a months-long investigation, authorities said Thursday. In a tweet, ...

A bunch of catalytic converters were found inside a car after it crashed into a building in Glendale Friday morning. The crash happened around 3 a.m. near West Glenoaks Boulevard and Western Avenue.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 33-year-old man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a family-run catalytic converter theft ring that brought in ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- There was a surprising find early Friday inside a crashed car in the Longan Square neighborhood. The crash happened Friday morning near Kedzie and Belden avenues. Video shows what ...