Solution to high gas prices......
Tired of paying through the nose...well...just do what this fine citizen did....JUST DON'T GET CAUGHT!!!![:D]
A lot of people have been busted here in FL doing this.
Is there a similar problem across the nation?
Police: Man, 70, stole 900 gallons of gas
Posted on Thu, Oct. 18, 2007
LAKELAND -- (AP) -- A 70-year-old man has been charged with grand theft after police watched him siphon off more than 900 gallons of gasoline from underground storage tanks at two gas stations, Polk County authorities said Wednesday.
Deputies witnessed Hobert Gibson steal gasoline from two stations Tuesday, but sheriff's department officials believe he did this on a daily basis since at least January. The two gas stations he hit that day were about 40 miles from his Winter Haven home, and police believe it was typical for Gibson to visit a few stations per day across a wide geographical area. He is believed to have sold the stolen gasoline, which he stored at his towing company.
Gibson outfitted a stolen box trailer with tanks able to hold 3,250 gallons and with a trap door underneath, police said. He would pull over near the underground storage tank at a gas station, pop the trailer's hood and pretend to fix a problem, as the trap door obscured the view of gas being pumped into the tanks.
Once Gibson even chatted with a Florida Highway Patrol officer while on one of his missions, he told investigators after his arrest, sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Rodgers said.
''It was broad daylight, nobody knew that's what he was doing,'' Rodgers said. ``He was that good at it.''
Gibson was being held without bond at the Hernando County jail because he faces theft charges in multiple counties. It was not known if he had an attorney.
A lot of people have been busted here in FL doing this.
Is there a similar problem across the nation?
Police: Man, 70, stole 900 gallons of gas
Posted on Thu, Oct. 18, 2007
LAKELAND -- (AP) -- A 70-year-old man has been charged with grand theft after police watched him siphon off more than 900 gallons of gasoline from underground storage tanks at two gas stations, Polk County authorities said Wednesday.
Deputies witnessed Hobert Gibson steal gasoline from two stations Tuesday, but sheriff's department officials believe he did this on a daily basis since at least January. The two gas stations he hit that day were about 40 miles from his Winter Haven home, and police believe it was typical for Gibson to visit a few stations per day across a wide geographical area. He is believed to have sold the stolen gasoline, which he stored at his towing company.
Gibson outfitted a stolen box trailer with tanks able to hold 3,250 gallons and with a trap door underneath, police said. He would pull over near the underground storage tank at a gas station, pop the trailer's hood and pretend to fix a problem, as the trap door obscured the view of gas being pumped into the tanks.
Once Gibson even chatted with a Florida Highway Patrol officer while on one of his missions, he told investigators after his arrest, sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Rodgers said.
''It was broad daylight, nobody knew that's what he was doing,'' Rodgers said. ``He was that good at it.''
Gibson was being held without bond at the Hernando County jail because he faces theft charges in multiple counties. It was not known if he had an attorney.
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That is one slick criminal!
He stole 900 gallons, he must have been selling it.
Lock his ass up, but give the man five gold stars for ingenuity and nerve.0 -
That is an awesome idea! I once worked at a gas station and there are no locks on the tank covers. I had to go out every night and put a big ruller with baby powder on it down the feed hole to see how much was left in the tanks.
I also wonder if gas really goes bad. I've had some gas for years and have never had any issues with it. I think the gasoline companies spread this rumor to keep people from hoarding.0 -
Oil keeps rising by over a dollar a day lately.... pretty soom thos record high prices this summer are going to look cheap..... thanks again to our wonderful government. 0 -
I think if every one who could, would get a scooter or Motorcycle it'd save alot of fuel.Especaily in the summer-time.[;)] 0 -
Fine citizen???
He is a THIEF, plain and simple.
He is stealing from gas station owners, who only makes pennies on the gallon, who have to make up the $$$ for his theft. NOT the gas companies that have been raking in RECORD profits. Which morally would NOT be any better. A thief is a thief.
Send him to the slammer, and throw away the key. [:(!]0 -
Good idea, bad plan. He was like all other criminals, he got too greedy. I'd be happy with 900 gallons. That would last me a long time. He just had to sell it and make that big money. He'll be let off easy because of his age and he knows it, that's why he was so brave.
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I'm glad someone around here finally has all the answers. 0 -
You coulda come to me.
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quote:Originally posted by pickenup
Fine citizen???
He is a THIEF, plain and simple. Uhhh, cough, cough, my comments were cough...sarcasm.
Yes, he is a thief AND a danger to the community...rolling around with 900 gallons of gas. Could'a blown up killing innocents.
About a year ago, another "fine" citizen was arrested AFTER his van, rigged with pumps and tanks, caught fire. This pillar of the community was lucky to bail out prior to being engulfed in the fireball.0
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