Crime & Safety
Thieves Drilling Directly Into Vehicle Gas Tank To Steal Fuel
Gordillo said someone recently tapped into the gas tank underneath her Dodge Ram pickup, parked in front of her home in North Hills.
June 15, 2022
Drivers in Fontana and other areas are on the lookout since thieves have begun drilling holes in gas tanks in order steal fuel.
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They pop open the gas caps and syphon fuel out or crawl underneath the car and drill directly into the gas tank, causing unsuspecting families, who are already feeling the financial pain of high gas prices, to fork out even more money to repair the damage to their vehicle.
"I smelled gas and I was like, 'Where is that coming from?' I didn't think anything of it until looked under my car and I was like, 'They're getting our gas,' and there was a water bottle with gas in it underneath," said Jolayne Gordillo, a victim of gas theft.
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