Thieves drill gap in automobile’s fuel tank
Somebody is drilling holes into the fuel tank of vehicles and letting the fuel drain out.
ATLANTA – Individuals in components of Atlanta are indignant that somebody has been stealing the fuel out of their vehicles.
These to which it occurred mentioned the fuel thief is not simply siphoning it out of the tank, they’re drilling a gap within the tank resulting in an costly restore.
Marie Billings did not know something was incorrect together with her automobile till she was about two miles down the highway, and it all of a sudden stopped. Some of us helped her get to a fuel station. She began pumping fuel, however it by no means appeared to refill.
“I lookup underneath my automobile, $75 value of fuel is flowing on the bottom like honey,” mentioned Billings.
She known as a mechanic who her instructed her somebody had drilled a gap into her tank. He confirmed her the metallic shavings left behind.
Billings posted what occurred on social media, and shortly, others throughout Kirkwood, Edgewood and East Atlanta mentioned the identical factor occurred to them.
Michelle King mentioned her husband walked out of their Edgewood residence simply as somebody was tampering along with his automobile.
“The man heard him come out and ran round his automobile and acquired again in, and he had a small fuel tank. My husband might hear and scent all of the fuel pouring out of his truck,” mentioned King.
The excessive price of fuel as of late is one factor, however the associated fee to interchange the fuel tank is much more.
King mentioned the tank for her husband’s truck was $2,000.
“It is one factor if he was simply stealing the fuel, however he is doing this so typically and inflicting a lot injury. Hopefully they will discover him shortly,” mentioned King.
King believes it occurred to no less than 20 individuals. She siad initially individuals did not name police about it pondering nothing could possibly be completed about it, however now extra persons are coming ahead to report it.
They’re sending police movies and pictures from residence surveillance cameras of the person they imagine is doing it and the automobile he is driving. They’re hoping police can put an finish to the fuel thefts.
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