Actor Johnny Wactor was shot and killed by thieves last year after he came upon them attempting to steal the catalytic converter from his Toyota Prius ... converters out of California to a scrap ...

He was surprised to hear about the catalytic converter theft in Scripps Ranch, but he said certain cars like Toyota trucks and Priuses are easy targets because of the location of the converter.

Over the past month, thefts of catalytic converters have been on the rise in the City of San Fernando, according to the San ...