Fuel thieves drilling tanks
Thieves are risking lives by drilling through vehicles fuel tanks and siphoning off the fuel.
Police in Rutland have been called to 10 incidents of similar petrol and diesel thefts in the past fortnight.
They said five cars and vans parked in Cottesmore, Market Overton and Thistleton were targeted between 7pm on Monday and 7am yesterday.
There were also two incidents in Manton and one in North Luffenham last Wednesday.
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Officers are urging residents to be vigilant.
Pcso Steven Houghton said: "Officers out on patrol will be looking for anyone acting suspiciously, but we also want residents in the area to be our extra eyes and ears."
Nigel Shaw, the fire service's district station manager for Rutland, said: "There is a massive risk of sparks from a drill igniting fumes in the tank and this could result in an explosion. These thieves are not only risking their own lives, but those of others."
Anyone with information about any of the incidents is asked to contact police on 101.
Comments
by joe-bloggs
Wednesday, December 05 2012, 9:17AM
“BOOM ! end of story !”