HOLTON (AP) – A northeastern Kansas sheriff is warning residents in his area to watch out for thieves who have been going after radiators from tractors and other farm equipment to steal scrap metal.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse says most of the thefts have occurred in the rural Holton area. He’s urging people to pay close attention to machinery equipped with radiators and says they should secure up the equipment.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that one resident had a close brush with possible radiator thieves over the weekend.

The man had put out several radiators for pickup after removing them from his machinery. He reported that two women in a suspicious vehicle sped away after claiming to have car trouble.