HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—To deter rampant thefts of vehicle parts, Huntington Beach made it illegal to possess an undocumented catalytic converter that is disconnected from a vehicle. “I think it’s great that we’re able to kind of fill in this gap so that we can empower our officers to be able to stop this crime or…

The Los Angeles City Council is trying to prevent the theft of city property after 39 catalytic converters were stolen from city vehicles in one weekend last December. Council unanimously approved a motion on March 2 to investigate the risk of catalytic converter theft from city vehicles, and at security measures at locations where thefts…

IRVINE, Calif.—The Irvine Police Department arrested an individual with a cut catalytic converter using a newly passed city ordinance that requires those in possession of detached converters to show documentation for ownership, police announced Feb. 17. An Irvine Police officer pulled over a black Toyota Camry near the cross streets of Main and Cartwright for…

LAKE FOREST, Calif.—As catalytic converter theft rises across the nation, the city of Lake Forest unanimously passed a new ordinance on Feb. 1 prohibiting the unlawful possession of the exhaust emission control device. Under the new order, the possession of a converter without proof of ownership will be a misdemeanor and result in a $1,000…

Three juveniles are in custody and nearly a dozen catalytic converters have been recovered following a short pursuit that ended in a crash in Ventura County on Nov. 23, according to police. Early Tuesday morning, a resident called 9-1-1 after seeing the theft of a neighbor’s catalytic converter in the 2500 block of Harbor Boulevard….

The City of Irvine officially passed a new ordinance Nov. 9 that is designed to crack down on catalytic converter thefts. The ordinance will make it illegal to “possess any catalytic converter that is not attached to a vehicle unless the possessor has valid documentation or other proof to verify they are in lawful possession…