A scheme to steal fuel from a Pierce County gas station allegedly drained more than 10,000 gallons of unpaid diesel by jamming gas pumps so they recorded only a fraction of the fuel being taken.
The Sheriff’s Office tied the thefts to two trucking companies, including GSA Trucking, which is based out of a house in Auburn. On Monday, prosecutors charged its owner, Gurdip Singh Aujla and another man connected to the company, Gurmandeep Singh, with first-degree theft, a felony.
Investigators believed a second company from California was involved, but the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office declined to file charges against its owner, stating that there was not sufficient evidence to prove his identity…