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View from beneath an SUV parked on a residential street, showing the stainless-steel catalytic converter section of the exhaust system

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Catalytic-Converter Thefts Rise and Fall With Metal Prices

Catalytic-converter thefts are climbing again in the Twin Cities as the price of rhodium rebounds, after a 2023 state law and a metals slump had driven reports down.

By Sam Okafor · Apr 6, 2026 · 3 min

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