Local resident Ray Hogg is not alone in just how far he’ll go to stop a thief.

Hogg is the Keith Way resident who braved early morning temperatures Tuesday to give chase to thieves attempting to steal his ATV. Hogg, who was awakened by noises in his garage, was wearing only his underwear at the time.

Now it seems that a similar incident occurred when the driver of the truck used by the would-be thieves discovered his truck being stolen Monday evening in Montgomery.

Joey Frith, who lives in Montgomery and is an employee of Crosby Electric there, reported his company truck was stolen Monday night. That’s the same truck that Hogg spotted outside his home in Selma.

Frith said the thieves gained entry into the truck by smashing the driver’s side window and then attempting to drive away from his residence, where the truck was parked.

Frith, who was at home at the time, said his response was much the same as Hogg’s.

Frith said he ran out of his house and started chasing after the truck, even grabbing onto the back end at one point before finally being forced to let go. Frith didn’t say what he was wearing at the time.

When asked if he knew what had happened to the truck in Selma, Frith said only that he knew his truck had been found there.

Selma police reported that the suspects had hit several houses in the Keith Way area Tuesday morning and that a van and a four-wheeler were stolen from the area.

Hogg recovered his ATV when it fell off a trailer being towed by the stolen truck.

Spokespersons for the Montgomery and Selma police departments said that police were still investigating the incidents.

Selma Police spokesperson Lt. David Evans urged residents in the area to take necessary precautions to ensure against theft of ATV’s.

He added that ATV’s are popular targets for thieves because very few people keep track of serial numbers on the vehicle, and because they are &uot;an easy item to steal.&uot;

He urged people to keep track of the serial number on their ATV, and also to keep their residences well lit at night.