Thieves drilling into plastic gas tanks

[NJCher]

In addition to the service calls and fender-benders, Portland area auto repair shops are now finding themselves fixing a whole new problem. Trucks and SUVs are coming in with sliced gas lines and punctured gas tanks. Some brazen thieves are even using drills to make holes in the tanks.

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Victims of this kind of gas theft will likely end up paying for a lot more than just the gas.
“A gas tank might be $500 or $600 plus another $300 in labor and easily $100 in lost fuel so an expense could run close to $1,000,” explained Tim Middleton, a Service Technician with First Choice Auto Service.

AAA-a says since you can’t lock up the bottom of your truck like you can a gas cap, it's up to us to keep our cars where the crooks can't get them.


http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_071708_news_gas_tank_thieves.66424cd4.html



Cher

[MindPilot]

1. Those battery-powered tools

Sure make it easier to steal stuff!