Catalytic Converters Taken From 4 Separate Honda Accords In 1 Essex County Town

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston police said Tuesday that over this past weekend, Oct. 29 to 30, there were four catalytic converter thefts on different streets. The car part was stolen from four Honda Accords.

Experts say the price of precious metals in the converters has been rising, including platinum, palladium, and rhodium. Recycling facilities will pay for the converters.

And Honda is known for using more precious metals, say experts. Thieves can cut them out of the bottom of the cars in 30 seconds.

Police say the converters were stolen from cars on these streets:

• Congressional Parkway
• North Ashby Avenue
• Mayhew Drive
• Tuxedo Drive

A similar situation occurred the weekend Oct. 1-2, in which catalytic converters were stolen from two Honda Accords in an apartment parking lot. READ MORE: Catalytic Converters Swiped From Cars In Livingston, Police Say

In May, four men were charged by the Justice Department in a scheme to steal catalytic converters from vehicles in New Jersey, bringing them back to New York across the George Washington Bridge. Officials said the men had stolen 15 catalytic converters in 2022.