Thieves drill gas tanks to steal fuel; High pump prices prompt thefts

[AlphaOmega7]

As gas prices continue to go up, more of this sort of stuff will occur especially from illegals.

Thieves drill gas tanks to steal fuel
High pump prices prompt thefts

By Tamara Race
The Patriot Ledger

Posted Apr 17, 2008 @ 12:10 PM

PLYMOUTH — Police say it’s a 1970s crime wave all over again. Only this time, thieves drilled into gas tanks instead of siphoning to steal fuel.

Someone cut through a fence at King Collision on Holman Road, drilled holes into gas tanks on a pickup truck and mini-van, and stole 30 to 40 gallons of gas, police said.

The incident was discovered by company officials just before 9 a.m. Tuesday.

About five hours later, an 80-year-old Duxbury woman discovered that someone had done the same thing to her car.

Police said the woman parked her car on Aldrin Road Monday night with about three-quarters of a tank of gas.

The tank was empty when she returned to the car about 1 p.m. Tuesday. When she filled it up again, the gas ran out through three holes drilled into the tank, police said.“This is like back in the gas crisis in the ’70s,” Plymouth Capt. Michael Belmont said. “Only then they used siphons.”

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[Legacy]

Desperation brings out the worst in people. I have heard of this going on. Also catalytic converters being cut off cars. They say keep 'em garaged or lose your car one part/gallon at a time. Sad.... :ohno

[svend]

Just wait until some one blows a gasoline tank up while drilling, and then some how it will be the car owners fault for leaving the car out, so this person could get injured & or burned badly

[dpetty]

Good way to get shot, not sure how I might react if I caught someone drilling my gas tank.....

[readynwaiting]

My FIL drives a tanker truck and he believes he almost got hijacked last week. Two cars, one a pickup truck boxed him in on a lonely stretch of highway and tried to force him off the road. He only got away after he went into their lanes forcing them off, instead. He did this while trying to call 911, at which point the dispatcher put him onto one of those computerized menus where you have to select a number... there was no way he could safely drive and do that in the dark, so he called back and told her "thanks for nothing"... at that point he had gotten the two vehicles to stop pursuing him. But he's always wondering now what he should have/could have done and whether or not it will happen again. He's 71 years old, too! Can't afford to stop working..:tsk

[funmudder]

*sigh* :tsk