A tip from a citizen led to massive, 11-month-long investigation resulting in the identification of 30 people suspected to be involved in catalytic converter thefts in the Bay Area, the Livermore ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- New cell phone videos taken by car owners and bystanders illustrate the bold act of stealing catalytic converters in the Bay Area. It comes as at least one local law enforcement ...

LIVERMORE, Calif. (KRON) – Livermore police have announced the arrest of dozens of people allegedly connected to the theft and sale of catalytic converters across California. Starting in January, ...

The first time someone stole the catalytic converter from artist Naomi Hummel’s 2007 Prius was in Seattle in 2020. A mechanic installed a replacement the next day. Earlier this year, thieves sawed off ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Curt Schacker got into his Toyota Prius earlier this month outside his home in Oakland and heard an abrasively loud road from underneath his car. After having his catalytic converter ...

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (KRON) — Two people were arrested after a catalytic converter theft Wednesday morning, the Fairfield Police Department (FPD) announced in a Facebook post. A Fairfield PD officer near ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland metro area continues to see a spike in catalytic converter thefts from vehicles. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday it’s looking for two “brazen ...

A San Francisco community is raising questions after they said they called police as they spotted someone trying to steal a catalytic converter, only to watch officers allow the man to walk away. At ...