Catalytic Converter Stolen From Vehicle

FRAMINGHAM – Framingham Police are investigating yet another catalytic converter stolen.

This one was reported stolen from a vehicle parked on Arch Street.

The theft was reported at 5:08 p.m. at 12 Arch Street on October 6.

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The National Insurance Crime Bureau reported a 325% increase in thefts from 2019 to 2020, nationwide, and the thefts have continued in 2021, and 2022.

A catalytic converter is a tool installed on every car, be it diesel or gasoline. The converter is a catalyst located in the exhaust channel that works to filter hydrocarbons and other pollutants as waste products of engine combustion.

The converter auto part contains platinum, palladium or rhodium.

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On the black market, those metals can mean $100 to $250 for every converter stolen.

But for the owners of the vehicles, the replacement can be even more expensive.

Parts & labor can be $1,000 to more than $2,000 to replace and install a new converter.

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