Catalytic Converters

Catalytic converters were stolen from at least three vehicles on three different streets in Bristol over the weekend.

Police have arrested a Waterbury man that’s accused of stealing numerous catalytic converters from cars across Connecticut, including on the Western CT State University campus. The university said the thief allegedly stole catalytic converters across the region, including one theft that happened on the WCSU campus. Brookfield Police arrested Dmetrius Johnson on first-degree larceny and criminal mischief charges. Campus...

Federal agents raided the New Jersey mansion of a businessman allegedly involved in a nationwide stolen catalytic converter ring that brought in more than $38 million in stolen car parts

Western Connecticut State University students and staff are being advised to be on alert due to the theft of multiple catalytic converters on campus. Officials said thieves are stealing catalytic converters during daylight hours. University police said they’re investigating three possible thefts on the Danbury campus over the past few days. Officers will be patrolling parking areas on campus...

Police are investigating after 10 catalytic converters were stolen from different locations in Wolcott over the past two days. The thefts happened on Wolcott Road. Officials said two thieves took seven catalytic converters from small school buses in a bus lot. Then, the same suspects went to the Amerivue Motel and took two more catalytic converters off SUVs in the…

A man was slashed in the face with a sharp object after trying to stop a catalytic converter thief in Milford, police said. Officials said they responded to a home on Concord Avenue at about 2 a.m. Tuesday. Responding officers found a man with a severe laceration to his face at the scene. The man told police has was attacked…

There will be increased overnight police patrols in Ellington in an effort to cut down on catalytic converter thefts and other crimes in town. The measure is in response to recent complaints from residents about car break-ins and catalytic converter thefts. “Ellington, like so many other communities, has experienced these crimes and we’re taking action,” First Selectman Lori Spielman...

Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill into law that’ll make it harder for thieves to profit off stolen catalytic converters. It’s done in an effort to crack down on the sale of stolen parts. The law, also known as Senate Bill 256, enacts several new requirements to how motor vehicle recyclers, scrap metal processors, junk dealers, junk yard owners/operators...

Because of the thefts, about 60 people Easterseals serves were unable to get to programs, volunteer work, jobs and other destinations.

Thieves hit a nonprofit, impacting their ability to help individuals with disabilities and special needs. Easterseals of Greater Waterbury said catalytic converters were stolen from more than a dozen of their vehicles, and this is not the first time they’ve been hit. “Targeting an organization like Easterseals is quite honestly just devastating,” said Loraine Shea, president and CEO of...

A total of 15 catalytic converters were stolen from fleet vans at an organization in Watertown overnight, according to police. Officials said the theft happened at approximately 4:45 a.m. on Sylvan Lake Road in the Oakville section of town. Police responded to Easterseals Employment and Community Services after getting a report of over a dozen catalytic converters being stolen. Video…

State lawmakers have passed a bill that will make it more difficult for thieves to sell catalytic converters to scrapyards and junk dealers.

A benefit dinner was held Thursday for victims of a string of catalytic converter thefts that happened in Wolcott earlier this month.

Catalytic converters were stolen from multiple cars parked at North Haven High School during the day on Monday.

Correction: (April 4, 2022, 11:52 a.m. ET): State police previously identified a pickup truck as being connected to the crime. They have since determined the truck was not involved. A photo and description of the truck have been removed from this article to reflect the updated information. Connecticut State Police are investigating after a catalytic converter was stolen from a…

Police in Meriden are warning residents to be cautious amid an uptick in catalytic converter thefts across the state and specifically in the city. The police department said the “rash of catalytic converter thefts” has been happening on a regular basis. Authorities said most of these thefts happen during the overnight hours and they’re most often committed in the...

Multiple catalytic converters were stolen from cars at an used car dealer in Griswold early Wednesday morning. Connecticut State Police said three catalytic converters were stolen off of cars at East Coast Auto Sales on Route 138. The robbery happened at approximately 12:20 a.m., Troop E said. Two men were wearing hoodies and dark pants at the time of the…

Over a dozen catalytic converters were stolen from a transportation company in Berlin over the weekend.

For the past two years, law enforcement has tried to put the brakes on a worldwide wave of catalytic converter thefts.

For the past two years, law enforcement has tried to put the brakes on a worldwide wave of catalytic converter thefts. It has remained a crime so rampant and costly, it has some afraid to park their vehicles in front of their own homes. To the naked eye, a catalytic converter may look like an ordinary piece of auto machinery….