San Pablo Police Warrant Turns Up 700 Catalytic Converters, More Than a Thousand Pounds of Copper WireMassive theft operation uncovered: over 700 catalytic converters and significant cash seized in East Bay search operation.
Trio arrested, 700 catalytic converters seized in East Bay theft investigationAuthorities arrested three men for stealing and selling a significant amount of copper wire and catalytic converters, with millions in transactions this year.
What is a catalytic converter and why do people keep stealing them?Theft of catalytic converters remains stunningly frequent, with valuable metals like platinum, palladium, and rhodium inside attracting desperate criminals.