Police issue warning following spate of diesel thefts (From Somerset County Gazette)
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Police issue warning following spate of diesel thefts
6:30am Wednesday 6th March 2013 in News
Police issue warning following spate of diesel thefts
BUSINESS owners are being urged to make sure their diesel is safe following a spate of fuel thefts.
Police say diesel has been stolen from businesses on industrial estates in the Taunton, Highbridge and Bridgwater areas.
In each case diesel has been stolen from either a vehicle fuel tank or a larger tank used to fill vehicles.
The crimes include:
- Three thefts of diesel from vehicles in Bindon Road, Taunton in February 2013.
- Two thefts of diesel from fuel tanks in Isleport Business Park in Highbridge in January and Feburary 2013.
- Diesel stolen from lorries in Priorswod Road in Taunton overnight between February 26 and 27, 2013.
Anybody with information should contact DC Becky Maddison on 101.
