EditorialDavid Aujero, who had his catalytic converter stolen from his car, at home in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, Feb. 15, 2022. (Sasha Maslov/The New York Times)
EditorialMichael Kevane’s Prius receives a new catalytic converter in San Jose, Calif., on Feb. 2, 2021, after someone stole the old one. (James Tensuan/The New York Times)