Diesel fuel worth $1,000 siphoned from construction site
Someone treated a Superior Township construction site like a free-for-all gas station over the weekend.
At some point over the weekend, the thief or thieves came onto the property at Geddes and Ridge roads, cut off the lock to the fuel tank and siphoned out 250 gallons of diesel fuel, Washtenaw County sheriff's Sgt. Geoffrey Fox said. With the price of diesel at $3.75 to $4 a gallon, Fox estimated the total haul to be worth around $1,000.
It would probably take a tanker similar in size to the one the fuel was taken from to carry it all, Fox said. “It’s something commercial grade,” Fox said of the truck that would be needed to haul it away.
Large diesel tankers are used to fuel equipment like bulldozers, excavators and graders on job sites.
At this point, no suspects have been identified. The sheriff’s office continues to investigate.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
u812
Thu, May 10, 2012 : 12:50 a.m.
Not alot of good jobs out there for folks anymore, people are stealing what they can,were are the jobs Snyder
Joe_Citizen
Wed, May 9, 2012 : 9:05 p.m.
5, 55 gallon barrels on a one ton truck would have done the job just fine even an F250 or even several trips, so who ever said it had to be a commercial truck is an idiot.
Joe_Citizen
Wed, May 9, 2012 : 9:26 p.m.
even a car hauler would have been quite sufficient
shutthefrtdoor
Wed, May 9, 2012 : 6 p.m.
Well...good luck with that...if the thieves use that fuel in a vehicle under warranty it will void it. That is "off-road" fuel...it's also red in color. I hope they catch them...
Joe_Citizen
Wed, May 9, 2012 : 9:07 p.m.
It will run a generator for a month strait, and extra filters will do the job.