The manager of a family-owned gas station in Houston chased off suspected thieves, who he said had already taken more than a thousand gallons of diesel fuel in separate incidents
Jerry Thayil, whose father owns the Fuqua Express station, told CNN the thieves hit the station three days in a row last week and got away with between $5,000 and $6,000 worth of fuel. Police are warning drivers to protect against gas thefts as oil prices soar. Here's what they recommendThey tried for a fourth time on Friday, but Thayil ran after them. Surveillance video shows him racing across the store's parking lot as a dark colored minivan drove off.
Key inflation measure hits double digits for FebruaryHe went through the station's security footage and saw a dark minivan park on top of the lids covering the opening to the station's tanks on the days the fuel went missing.Thayil said the van apparently was equipped with a trap door so the occupants could get to the tank and pump out the fuel without being seen. They were able to get away with 300-350 gallons of diesel fuel at a time, he said.
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