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Gasoline theft foiled; HAZMAT cleanup follows

GasBuddy Blog -- Tempting as it may be... don't try this.

Earlier this week in Tampa, FL two guys decided they were fed up with rising gas prices and weren't going to take it any more. At a BP station where diesel was selling for $3.89, these characters had every intention of filling up... but no intention of paying for it.

Of course, police around the country anticipate similar theft attempts by other schemers as prices go higher.

Peter Linton Smith, FOX News, reported that when the station was closed, the men parked their van atop a storage tank and started stealing gas. Their van was specially rigged for fuel theft.

"They cut a hole in the bottom of the van," Hillsborough Sheriff's Captain...

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Submitted Feb 23, 2012 By: PD

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Penny_Pincher Veteran Author Columbus Posts:435 Points:22,695 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 1, 2012 3:13:34 PM Ignore Penny_Pincher Report Abuse Nice try.
SUPPER Champion Author San Bernardino Posts:2,485 Points:1,291,485 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 3:10:12 PM Ignore SUPPER Report Abuse HAHHA
edgeblade Rookie Author Virginia Beach Posts:6 Points:165,570 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:40:45 PM Ignore edgeblade Report Abuse The real gasoline theft is the outrageous prices the oil companies charge us.
packards42 Champion Author Washington Posts:6,452 Points:1,130,340 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 10:35:26 AM Ignore packards42 Report Abuse I hate people who steel from others.
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:6,980 Points:2,120,455 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 8:53:13 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse A reminder to make sure your vehilce has anti-siphon protection!!!
pbug101 Champion Author Georgia Posts:2,474 Points:582,825 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 7:33:56 AM Ignore pbug101 Report Abuse ok
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:33,088 Points:2,348,435 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 3:10:10 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse Something similar like this has been reported before but these thieves drove away. The pump continued to pump fuel, filling the inside tank and spilling onto the ground. Creating a fire hazard until the fuel could be cleaned up. As the price of fuel continues to go up, more things like this will happen? Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, Produce and ‘Drive’ vehicles with high MPG, are very reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. Consider using ‘other’ forms of transportation to help lower your cost. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! 12/22/2012!
N5EXY Champion Author Austin Posts:5,507 Points:1,513,005 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 1:05:53 AM Ignore N5EXY Report Abuse Not a new idea.
nomad228 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,117 Points:575,140 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:44:20 AM Ignore nomad228 Report Abuse doh! why not get a truck drivers license(and maybe actually work for pay to afford fuel or get a job using a assumed name),then get a job driving a fuel truck out of state,then just drive the load to a designated area and unload it into 50 gallon barrels.or just take the tanker to someone and sell it to them then claim you were hijacked at gunpoint.or do what the crook on chips did one time and tap into the pipeline and have your own valve right in your back yard.:)they could have easily got the fuel at a construction company that has their own tanks on site.but then again dumb criminals usually get caught.
52MPG Champion Author Dayton Posts:7,277 Points:1,744,630 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:26:19 AM Ignore 52MPG Report Abuse They needed a shutoff switch on there pump.
grandamgt1 Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,361 Points:1,243,250 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:25:59 AM Ignore grandamgt1 Report Abuse Hilarious, this happened 2 years ago locally.
SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:3,277 Points:591,330 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:23:22 AM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse Good for the alert deputy... It sounds like they got away for now...
RBob Champion Author Portland Posts:3,389 Points:2,350,800 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:17:33 AM Ignore RBob Report Abuse This has been going on for years and years. Nothing new.
rawdog1313 Champion Author Lexington Posts:3,319 Points:1,645,830 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:17:20 AM Ignore rawdog1313 Report Abuse OK.....?
joel27nc Champion Author Raleigh Posts:10,552 Points:1,861,295 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:16:06 AM Ignore joel27nc Report Abuse We'll see more stories.
satrn38mpg Champion Author Raleigh Posts:5,087 Points:1,056,940 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:14:18 AM Ignore satrn38mpg Report Abuse busted >>
golftellowcat Champion Author Ottawa Posts:2,463 Points:695,800 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:12:04 AM Ignore golftellowcat Report Abuse Interesting
Blue_Cruzer Champion Author Lexington Posts:7,535 Points:1,672,510 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:11:21 AM Ignore Blue_Cruzer Report Abuse I'm sure we will be seeing similar attempts.
regout Champion Author Quebec Posts:2,970 Points:835,630 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:10:53 AM Ignore regout Report Abuse Oil is to expensive at the pump but they don't have to steel the oil.
LegoVasavouchi Champion Author Oklahoma Posts:1,659 Points:114,390 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:10:37 AM Ignore LegoVasavouchi Report Abuse Fascinating.
JesseJack52 All-Star Author Virginia Beach Posts:628 Points:127,835 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:09:52 AM Ignore JesseJack52 Report Abuse great
judgemobile Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,585 Points:2,448,060 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:09:12 AM Ignore judgemobile Report Abuse even in speculation...Crime DOES PAY.
bdlewis Champion Author Colorado Posts:1,384 Points:382,905 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:08:34 AM Ignore bdlewis Report Abuse interesting
panda317 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:2,264 Points:689,350 Joined:Aug 2002	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:08:17 AM Ignore panda317 Report Abuse ok
NatureBoyKY Champion Author Kentucky Posts:3,374 Points:1,297,730 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:08:15 AM Ignore NatureBoyKY Report Abuse I wish the theif had gotten away with it.
SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:3,277 Points:591,330 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:07:04 AM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse Good post Pumpz...
jem069 Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,553 Points:690,005 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:06:42 AM Ignore jem069 Report Abuse ok
cheapchickKY Champion Author Lexington Posts:4,032 Points:799,215 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:05:14 AM Ignore cheapchickKY Report Abuse Geniuses.
Rooster922 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:3,803 Points:658,995 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:04:57 AM Ignore Rooster922 Report Abuse No, it's not really about the price of gas, a theft is a theft, will find something to steal to make money.
amgine27 Champion Author New York Posts:1,288 Points:309,615 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:04:52 AM Ignore amgine27 Report Abuse geez
mpg611 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,350 Points:572,770 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:04:42 AM Ignore mpg611 Report Abuse Hope they catch the theives, make them pay for the clean up, and throw their butts in jail.
Pumpz Sophomore Author Boston Posts:197 Points:887,125 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:04:16 AM Ignore Pumpz Report Abuse It's good for the cop who had a sharp eye!
LoneGuy Champion Author Lansing Posts:8,495 Points:2,320,920 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:04:15 AM Ignore LoneGuy Report Abuse Always someone willing to try to break the law.
Pumpz Sophomore Author Boston Posts:197 Points:887,125 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:03:49 AM Ignore Pumpz Report Abuse I have a feeling this is more about finding a theft opportunity than being "fed up" with prices. I feel fed up with the price of some food items, but I don't rip off the supermarket.
TheSicilian Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:5,394 Points:1,472,675 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:02:57 AM Ignore TheSicilian Report Abuse not good for anyone
Pumpz Sophomore Author Boston Posts:197 Points:887,125 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 11:59:57 PM Ignore Pumpz Report Abuse Even with prices up, that's a long way to go to STEAL. Plus one spark and boom.
must87searcher Champion Author Maryland Posts:8,997 Points:1,783,375 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 11:58:17 PM Ignore must87searcher Report Abuse With the conditions of today, low economy & high gas prices, thefts like this can't really be much of a surprise.
JesseJack52 All-Star Author Virginia Beach Posts:628 Points:127,835 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 11:57:39 PM Ignore JesseJack52 Report Abuse good job
speedys Champion Author Utah Posts:7,032 Points:2,561,810 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 11:57:16 PM Ignore speedys Report Abuse An old way to steal gas.
JesseJack52 All-Star Author Virginia Beach Posts:628 Points:127,835 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 11:57:09 PM Ignore JesseJack52 Report Abuse goohttp://www.virginiabeachgasprices.com/index.aspxd job.
bif65 Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,023 Points:195,880 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 11:55:00 PM Ignore bif65 Report Abuse ok
GoGoGoodyear Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:2,060 Points:510,075 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 11:51:03 PM Ignore GoGoGoodyear Report Abuse DUH!! The only smart criminals seem to be the ones in the movies who pull off a major jewel heist. I knew someone who tried this back in the 1980's during the ol' gas shortage. At first they got away with it, then something went wrong and hilarity ensued. Fun for the whole family you might say.
suzmar Champion Author Texas Posts:2,214 Points:874,980 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 11:49:09 PM Ignore suzmar Report Abuse Stupid.
SilverBullet11 Rookie Author Arkansas Posts:40 Points:494,600 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 11:45:25 PM Ignore SilverBullet11 Report Abuse This doesn't surprise me. I expect to read many more unique and/or dumb attempts to steal gas as the prices continue to climb to record levels.
gass12 Champion Author Omaha Posts:8,404 Points:2,306,640 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 11:45:14 PM Ignore gass12 Report Abuse Idoits will ty anything.
SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:3,277 Points:591,330 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 11:45:06 PM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse Not good...
rxman1 Champion Author Toledo Posts:9,564 Points:1,864,820 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 11:44:29 PM Ignore rxman1 Report Abuse You have got to wonder how long they have been doing this.
gd83goldwinger Champion Author South Bend Posts:1,428 Points:504,980 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 11:43:17 PM Ignore gd83goldwinger Report Abuse I shake my head on this one.
bluehawk43 All-Star Author Arkansas Posts:684 Points:508,065 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 11:42:01 PM Ignore bluehawk43 Report Abuse What a waste of a van.
DEG Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:17,635 Points:3,497,630 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 11:41:28 PM Ignore DEG Report Abuse Hopefully these crooks will spend serious time in jail and not just a slap on the wrist.