There's A Rise In Catalytic Converter Thefts Across The U.S.

Rhodium is used in car converters, but as the rarest metal in the world, it's also valued for jewelry, high-end mirrors, and electrical devices.

It doesn't take long; A quick slide under a car and moments later the thief emerges with a catalytic converter stolen for the precious metals inside. 

"You just hear every day or every week somebody in my neighborhood is getting their catalytic converter stolen," Tempe, Arizona motorist Scott Cook said.

Thieves cut the converters out of the car's exhaust systems, then sell them to scrappers, who then sell them again to recycling companies.