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# TBS Today, Jan. 7
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/01/08/newsletters/tbs-today-jan-7-2026/
- Published: 2026-01-08T01:05:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-08T01:05:38.000Z
- Description: What we know about the spike in cat converter thefts.
- Author: Editor's desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

Berkeley started the year with a surge in catalytic converter thefts. Here's what we know.

[Catalytic converter theft is having a moment in BerkeleyBerkeley started the year with a surge in catalytic converter thefts. Here’s what we know.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-1485.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/berkeley-catalytic-converter-theft-map.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/01/08/crime/berkeley-catalytic-converter-theft-map/)

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