(KRON) — Catalytic converter thefts are again on the rise, according to police in South San Francisco and Walnut Creek.

After a few quiet years, there are warning signs that catalytic converter thieves are back on the job.

Johnny Wactor, an actor who formerly starred in “General Hospital,” caught people in the act of stealing the catalytic converter from his car Saturday. Tragically, one of the thieves, according to ...

This article was updated in November 2025. The words "catalytic converter theft" are enough to make anyone wince. Not only is it annoying, it's an expensive fix. The fact that a thief can slide under ...

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The Justice Department on Wednesday announced what officials called the first national takedown of a criminal enterprise profiting from the rampant theft of catalytic converters. The scope of the car ...

An automatic transmission is kinda like a parent of a three-year-old child; it does everything for the driver. Want to reverse? Just move the shift lever to R. Want to drive? Put the lever in D, and ...