Is My Gas Going to Be Stolen? Prices at the pump finally inched over $4.00 a gallon out here in Aurora this week. For what seemed a long time the gas stations near us seemed to be holding steady at $3.99 – almost definitely refusing to break the $4 barrier even though the average in and around Chicago was over $4. These new posted prices got me to thinking this morning while driving to the train station and noting the reading on the car’s fuel gauge. Are we at a price point where gas siphon

With gas prices soaring, there have been increasing reports of gas siphoning. According to the Associated Press, here's a another fuel thieves covet -- old cooking oil. Restaurants from Berkeley to Sedgwick, Kan., are reporting thefts of old cooking oil worth thousands of dollars by rustlers who are refining it into barrels of biofuel in backyard stills. Here's the AP story.

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Gas consumers around America are filling up their gas tanks, only to find that by the next morning, there is something like a quarter tank left, although they have not driven anywhere. Due to all-time high gas prices -- a national average today of about $3.65/gallon -- some "oil pick-pocketers" have begun siphoning gas right from the tank of other's vehicles. The intent ChicSavvy article is not to impose fear, but make you aware of an impending offense that could affect you or a loved one in th

Tips for preventing gas theft Posted in News on May 13th, 2008 at 11:37 am by clavo AAA today released a set of tips to help prevent gasoline theft. “Police departments across the country are reporting an outbreak of gas siphoning incidents sparking a run on locking gas caps at some auto parts stores,” the release said. They’re seriously talking about someone stealing your gas by siphoning it out of your car. 10 ways to prevent that from happening: (more…) | Leave a Comment