Deputies investigating Theft of Catalytic Converter

Deputies of the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the felony theft by taking of a catalytic converter from a 2006 Mercury Mountaineer.  On April 1, a deputy responded to an address on Bradford Lane in Clayton in reference to a theft report.  The complainant said that he parked the vehicle at the address and when he returned nine hours later, the catalytic converter had been cut from his vehicle.  The estimated damage and cost to replace the part is $1,500.