Englewood thieves drill holes and stealing gas from parked vehicles, police say

It’s an infuriating crime in a Colorado neighborhood, as police say thieves are drilling holes and stealing gas out of the gas tanks of parked cars.

The stealing of gas comes at a time when many people are already struggling to keep up with the rising prices at the pumps. The average price for regular gas in Colorado as of Thursday is $4.40 a gallon, which is up about 15 cents in just the past week, and 60 cents in the past month.

Englewood police say they’ve received at least two reports of thieves stealing gas from the area of South Galapago Street and West Cornell Avenue, with another recent incident just two blocks away…

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