Thieves broke into a box truck at George's Auto Parts yard in St. Ignace early Friday morning, July 31, and took with them 40 to 50 catalytic converters, worth about $2,500, St. Ignace Police report. St. Ignace Police Chief Tim Matelski said they have not yet identified any suspects and the case remains under investigation.

Two suspects were captured on video by a security camera walking around the yard and taking some of the boxes of converters.

According to police, Lance De- Keyser from George's said the padlock on the box truck had been cut and the majority of the converters inside had been stolen, as well as a few that had been sitting on the ground, which is what the video shows the two men taking.

Mr. DeKeyser said he would assist the St. Ignace Police by reviewing more of the security tapes and attempting to find out who may have been involved, since he reported to police that only a few people knew where the converters were stored.

Mr. DeKeyser said the parts are valuable because of the precious metals, particularly platinum, that are contained inside the catalytic converters.

This isn't the first time converters have been stolen from George's. Mr. DeKeyser said a similar incident occurred a few years ago, and since then security cameras and the locked storage truck have been added as theft deterrents.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact St. Ignace Police at 643-8877.