Campus sees rise in catalytic converter thefts

Kate Naessens | Wednesday, November 9, 2022

As reports of catalytic converter thefts increase on campus and across the nation, deputy chief of the Notre Dame Police Department (NDPD) Bill Thompson said these crimes are nothing new. “There’s nothing particularly new about catalytic converter theft,” he said. “It’s something that’s been happening, frankly, since they started putting catalytic converters on cars decades