The DeWitt County Sheriff's Office is seeking the publics help to solve a recent crime.

Late Sunday evening or early Monday morning, catalytic converters at Thomas Automotive in Clinton were burglarized. DeWitt County Sheriff Jered Shofner says these vehicles' converters have the valuable commodity of platinum. The Sheriff says they have seen these types of thefts before.

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The Sheriff says they are very actively investigating this case because this is a type of theft that will rapidly spread from town to town once it begins. Sheriff Shofner says there is often a direct correlation between recycling going up and car thefts going up.

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Sheriff Shofner is encouraging anyone who may have noticed any suspicious activity at Thomas Automotive in Clinton, where Business 51 and Highway 51 meet, to contact the Sheriff's office at 935-3196.

The Sheriff also encourages everyone to either put their cars in their garages, if possible. If cars must be kept out in the open, he says to keep them in well lit areas and to always lock your vehicle, no matter how safe you feel the neighborhood is.