ASSOCIATED PRESS • July 12, 2022
Maine is home to a suite of new rules designed to cut down on catalytic converter theft from cars. Catalytic converters are sometimes targeted by thieves because they contain precious metals and are fairly easy to detach from a car. The Maine Legislature passed a law that puts safeguards into the chain of custody for the converters to try to stop thefts. The number of incidents of catalytic converter theft has spiked around the country over the last three years.