Yahoo Autos Diesel Theft Ring Busted In Tennessee
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This is crazy!
Police in Hendersonville, Tennessee have blown the cover off a diesel theft ring which is surprisingly sophisticated. According to a local report, authorities believe the group has stolen tens of thousands in diesel from local gas stations. One news station is calling the group Diesel Gang, which is suspected of stealing from gas stations all over the Mid South.
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Where investigators got their break was on November 13 at a Thorntons gas station in Hendersonville. Surveillance footage captured a Chevy Silverado and U-Haul van pull up by each other to pump diesel. While the footage doesn’t look like much, what authorities realized was the two drivers were working together to pump thousands of gallons of diesel for only a couple of dollars.
That Silverado had been modified so it could hold about 200 gallons of diesel in tanks sitting in the bed. A pump helped the process go faster so nobody would expect a thing. In addition, the crew drilled open the gas pumps, somehow without being noticed, and installed a fuel manipulator device, fooling the computer into thinking less fuel was being distributed and at a cheaper rate per gallon.
