Homeowner fatally stabs catalytic converter thief in South El Monte driveway.

A homeowner in South El Monte, California, fatally stabbed a suspected thief trying to steal a catalytic converter from his vehicle parked in the driveway. The homeowner confronted four people allegedly stealing the car part and grabbed a kitchen knife. One of the suspects was stabbed by the homeowner, while the other suspects fled the scene. Thefts of catalytic converters have surged across the nation as thieves seek out precious metals like platinum, palladium, and rhodium that fill the inside of the antipollution car part.