FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Lewisville Police Department arrested two men in connection with the theft of six catalytic converters worth more than $9,500.

At approximately 3 a.m. Monday, officers were dispatched to the Oak Tree Village Apartments on the 1500 block of South Old Orchard Lane after witnesses said two men were stealing from cars in the community.

Though the thieves left the scene before officers arrived, witnesses were able to provide officers with a vehicle description.

A short time later a car matching the witnesses' description was spotted on the 1100 block of Bellaire Boulevard. Lewisville officers stopped the vehicle and found six catalytic converters inside.

According to a news release, Christopher David Cox, 22, and Gregg Allen Fields, 41, told police that they drove around to various apartment complexes looking for Toyota 4Runners and would cut off the catalytic converters with a power saw from any vehicle that didn't have an alarm.

Police said that Toyota 4Runners are targets for these types of thefts because of the high ground clearance and easy access to the catalytic converters.

The catalytic converters are valued at $1,600 each and are a target because of their scrap value, police said.

Cox and Fields are being held in the Lewisville City Jail. Detectives are attempting to determine if the suspects are responsible for other thefts in the area.

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