SoCal residents warned of fuel thieves drilling into gas tanks

Police are warning Southern California residents about thieves drilling into residents’ gasoline tanks to steal gas from their automobiles.

“With the sharp and quick value rise on the gasoline pumps, cities throughout Southern California have seen a rise in gasoline theft,” the Fontana Police Division acknowledged days after arresting a pair of suspects in Bloomington.

Police on June 8 had been initially referred to as to a Shakey’s Pizza parking zone on account of stories of suspects in a black pickup truck with a tarp in again stealing gasoline from a automobile.

The suspects had been nowhere to be discovered when officers arrived, however the car was later situated in a close-by neighborhood.

The truck took off when police tried to contact the motive force and a pursuit ensued.

The chase ended a number of minutes later at a railroad yard in Bloomington, police mentioned. Video of the incident was posted on the Fontana Police Division’s Fb web page.

Each suspects had been arrested after a foot chase and had been booked into the West Valley Detention Heart.

Police decided neither of the suspects had been residents of San Bernardino County and that that they had excellent arrest warrants.

The Police Division urged the general public to be looking out for thieves utilizing comparable strategies to steal gasoline.

Modern-day thieves typically use energy instruments to drill into gasoline tanks as a substitute of simply siphoning out gas with rubber hoses, police mentioned.  

“The price of injury to the gasoline tank far exceeds that of the gasoline, and we advocate that you simply park your car in a storage or well-lit and high-traveled space to assist deter would-be thieves,” the Police Division acknowledged.

Residents had been requested to name 911 in the event that they see or hear any suspicious exercise close to their car.