Por: Los Angeles Times Opinion April 16, 2023
To the editor: Thanks to Los Angeles City Councilman John Lee for his ordinance giving police new tools to arrest catalytic converter thieves. This is a crime against hardworking people who need their cars for transportation. Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson, who voted against the ordinance, said that punishing people doesn't help anybody. How about this: If you don't want to be punished for stealing, don't steal. He also said... + full article
Newsweek USA Nation April 22, 2023
A man accused of attempting to steal a catalytic converter was fatally stabbed by a homeowner in Los Angeles County early Friday morning, according to a report from the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD).The LASD said that at approximately 2:37 a.m. local time, three... + más
Is Your Car A Target For Catalytic Converter Theft? | Forbes
Catalytic converter thieves in L.A. could soon face jail time, $1,000 in fines | Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times USA Politics April 12, 2023
Looking to combat a rash of thefts from Priuses and other cars, the Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to make it illegal to possess an unattached catalytic converter without proof of ownership. On an 8-4 vote, the council approved an ordinance allowing police to arrest... + más
Los Angeles Times USA Nation March 22, 2023
The theft of catalytic converters from automobiles has been on the rise in the past year and now the Los Angeles City Council is proposing new stiffer penalties for thieves, including a punishment for anyone in possession of a stolen converter. Catalytic converter thieves could... + más
Drivers in Pasadena get free catalytic converter etching to stop rise in theft | ABC7
Forbes USA Life March 14, 2023
Even the iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile fell victim to catalytic converter bandits earlier this ... [+] year.Getty Images Car thefts in general skyrocketed during the pandemic era, exceeding one million models taken last year, according to the (NICB), which is the highest... + más
It just got harder in California to steal and then sell catalytic converters | Los Angeles Times
21 Charged in Federal Takedown of Catalytic Converter Theft Ring | NBC 6 South Florida
ABC7 USA Nation January 08, 2023
PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- The Pasadena Police Department along with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department held a free catalytic converter etching event Saturday in an effort to bring down the growing number of thefts.The event was held at Toyota Pasadena, free of... + más
These cars are most targeted for catalytic converter thefts in the Midwest | WGN-TV
NBC 6 South Florida USA World November 03, 2022
>> WERE BACK WITH DEVELOPING >>> WERE BACK WITH DEVELOPING NEWS OUT OF NEW JERSEY. THE FEDS RAIDED A MANSION IN HOLMDALE TODAY AND THEY SAY IT HOLMDALE TODAY AND THEY SAY IT IS ALL A CONNECTION TO A STOLEN CATALYTIC CONVERTER RING THAT SPANS THE COUNTRY. NEWS 4S GUS ROSENDALE IS... + más
Catalytic converter theft ring that made hundreds of millions is busted, feds say | Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times USA Politics September 25, 2022
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Sunday that he signed legislation to crack down on rampant vehicle catalytic converter theft by making it illegal for recyclers to buy the valuable car part from anyone other than the legal owner or a licensed dealer. Lawmakers this year introduced a... + más
Six thefts catalytic converters reported over three days in Cambridge | The Boston Globe
New California laws make it harder to steal and sell catalytic converters | ABC7
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