5 arrested for alleged diesel fuel theft ring involving magnets

Florida agricultural investigators charged four people with organized diesel fuel theft after they were caught allegedly using magnets to manipulate gas pumps and bypass payment systems.

The state Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement announced the Santa Rosa County thefts in a Facebook post on Tuesday, March 10.

Surveillance footage from the scenes shows the suspects using magnets to manipulate the fuel pump solenoids by opening pump panels and allowing fuel to be dispensed without payment, investigators said…

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