An investigation has begun into the theft of 15,000 litres of petrol from a service station at Croydon in Sydney's inner-west.
The owner of the Elizabeth Street service station had no idea he had been robbed until yesterday morning when a customer complained that a pump was not working.
When he checked the underground tank, its padlock and latch were missing.
Also missing were 15,000 litres of unleaded petrol worth about Aus$20,000.
Police believe the petrol was stolen sometime after Wednesday night, when the owner last checked it.
Their only clue is that a nearby resident heard a truck idling about 2:00am AEST yesterday morning.
its spreading ..we had some guy here in the states that they stole $8,000 worth of gas..from a convience station...how the hell do you do that, without someone noticing...?????
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ReplyDeleteits a 24 hour station..open 24 hours a day..how can someone come in and take gas out without someone who worked there noticing...??? think their's a thief in the fuel supply and he works at the station..
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