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A Darke County man is in custody after he was caught trying to steal a vehicle. Just after 1:20pm Tuesday – Deputies from the Darke County Sheriffs were called to respond to 3091 Hollansburg Tampico Road on the report of a possible burglary in progress. Deputies arrived on location and located a man under a vehicle. The investigation revealed that the man was trying to make the vehicle mobile in order take it from the property without permission. The man was taken into custody and was transported to the Darke County Criminal Justice Center. He was booked in for attempted theft and criminal trespass. We will have more information as those details become available.