Catalytic converter theft never really disappeared, but it is climbing again and hitting some drivers harder than others.

It took only a few minutes, late at night, as Harvey Briggs was asleep in his suburban Madison, Wisconsin home. Without a garage, he had a brand new Toyota Land Cruiser parked in his driveway, ...

CARVER (CBS) – Carver police say someone is stealing expensive car parts to sell off as scrap metal. Two people had the catalytic converters taken off their SUV's in Carver Center's public parking ...

Thieves have long targeted car stereos, air bags, high-intensity headlights, even pocket change from the ashtrays. But now they are slithering under vehicles and cutting away the catalytic converters.

Junk dealers will now have to collect information from catalytic converter sellers, if they weren't already, under an amended Kansas scrap metal law signed Monday by Gov. Laura Kelly. Kelly signed ...