Chattooga County deputies were called to Austin Avenue address in Summerville over the weekend about an attempted theft.  A responding deputy spoke with Lamar Rape who told the deputy that no one had been to the property since the first of the month, but when he came by to check on things it was evident that someone had tried to steal the catalytic converter off a 1996 Pontiac Sunfire.  Mr. Rape showed the deputy that the thieves had left the car on jacks and the converter had saw marks cut into the pipe, but the catalytic converter was still attached to the car.   A report of the incident was placed on file at the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office.