- Law enforcement agencies in California disrupted an organized diesel theft ring tied to gas station thefts and black market resale.
- The investigation uncovered thefts across several counties totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen fuel.
- Similar diesel theft operations have recently been discovered on the East Coast involving large quantities of improperly stored fuel.
Federal and local law enforcement officers have taken action to bust an organized ring of diesel thieves thought to be selling the fuel around the Port of Oakland.
An ongoing investigation with the FBI in California involves numerous law enforcement agencies looking into a criminal network stealing diesel fuel from businesses in multiple counties.
“The thieves are targeting gas stations and not those transporting the diesel fuel. Several methods are being used to steal the diesel fuel. Because this is an active investigation, I cannot disclose those methods,” Greenfield Police Sgt. Jorge Gutierrez told Transport Topics…