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Stop Material Theft

The scrap recycling industry is working to be a part of the solution to material theft. ScrapTheftAlert.com is a tool for law enforcement that allows you to alert the scrap industry of significant thefts of materials in the United States and Canada. Upon validation and review, alerts you post are broadcast by email to all subscribed users within a 100 mile radius of where the incident occurred.

Theft Alert Stats


  Year:  Nationwide State/Province

Alert Summary

Total Alerts:
25335
Total Active Users:
36,499
Recovered Property Amount:
$3,610,099

Latest News

Posted Jul 29

Summer 2025 Scraptheftalert.com Success Stories

As scraptheftalert.com, or Materialstheftalert.com as it will be known in the future, increases usage, ReMA is seeing more success stories of material being recovered and arrests made. Approximately $...

Posted Oct 29

MULTIPLE CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFT CONSOLIDATION

Multiple catalytic converter thefts occurring on the same date from the same location can be reported on one alert. In the Materials section of the report indicate the total number stolen and the tota...

Posted Apr 20

Catalytic Converter Theft Alerts

The purpose of ScrapTheftAlert.com is to broadcast timely alerts on thefts of catalytic converters, or other materials, to notify recyclers and other users to be on the lookout for stolen material. Al...

Posted Mar 23

Catalytic Converter Press Release

This Catalytic Converter Press Release is the result of a joint ef...

Posted Feb 14

Catalytic Converters

As catalytic converter theft continues to surge, it is imperative that scrap recyclers have as much information as possible to identify stolen catalytic converters. Simply reporting one or two were st...

Latest Theft Alerts

OCT
2
MI2025100284030

80 used 22.5 aluminum rims for semi

Carleton, MI
OCT
2
WV2025100284028

Telecommunications cable (copper)

Swiss, WV
OCT
2
KY2025100284027

Basketball goal

Louisville, KY
OCT
1
NM2025100184026

Brass Pipe

Albuquerque, NM
SEP
30
CO2025093084025

4/0 DLO Cable

Greeley, CO

Success Stories

JUL
29
JUL
29
FEB
11
Bronze Sculpture
WASHINGTON
JUL
8
JUL
8