Summerville Police say that a man approached a would-be thief on his property earlier this month and the suspect fled the scene.  According to a report from the Summerville Police Department, the incident happened on April 13th when the complainant came home to his residence on Dowdy Drive and found a Chrysler PT Cruiser parked in his yard.  The driver of the vehicle admitted that he was there to steal, but claimed it was someone else’s idea for him to steal from the complainant.  The thief did make off with about $1,000 worth of items.  The incident was turned over to an investigator with the Summerville Police Department.