A scrap metal dealer with a Virginia shop pled guilty this week to theft and tax charges related to his participation in a multi-state catalytic converter theft conspiracy. According to court ...
You probably think of your car’s catalytic converter as a forgettable chunk of metal under the chassis. Federal prosecutors say Tou Sue Vang saw it as a gold mine, orchestrating a pipeline of stolen ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three people pleaded guilty Monday for their role in a US catalytic-converter theft ring. Prosecutors say the operation shipped ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mike W. Pisani of North Canton Metal Recycling examines a catalytic converter before he purchased it for $300 from a Canton man in ...
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Police data recorded a 36 percent rise in catalytic converter theft offences in one force area between 2024 and 2025, with ...
A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for participating in a catalytic converter theft conspiracy, according to federal authorities. Yanquee Rodriguez, also known as “Yankster ...
Three Rhode Island men are accused of stealing and selling hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of catalytic converters across southern New England, Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom ...
Catalytic converter thefts dropped more than 70% in Kansas City, Missouri, from last year. After years of huge increases in thefts, experts say a drop in price for the precious metals, plus ...
Law enforcement agencies across Minnesota say they are ready to tap into a new resource meant to help victims of stolen cars and stolen car parts — a centralized database that records sales at scrap ...
Catalytic converter thefts broke records last year but are declining nationwide and in nearly every state as the prices of precious metals tumble. Thefts fell in the first half of this year, according ...