Catalytic Converter Thefts On Rise Across Philadelphia Region, Particularly In Trucks

By Alexandria Hoff, CBS Philadelphia

June 4, 2021

Catalytic converter thefts are once again on the rise all across the region. Thieves aren’t picky but have recently been targeting one kind of vehicle in particular.

Catalytic converters contain precious metals like platinum, palladium and rhodium, and when the global prices for those metals rise, so do these pricy thefts.

“All the sudden it will sound like you have a little race car,” Robert Leipziger said.

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