Crime & Safety

Trumbull Cooking Oil Thief Nabbed: PD

The man stole used cooking oil from Trumbull restaurants on three occasions, police said.

TRUMBULL, CT — A Yonkers, NY man was arrested after he stole used cooking oil three times from Trumbull Center restaurants, according to police.

On the third time Federico Ferreira-Germosen, 33, was caught in the act, police said. In the other cases police managed to get his van's license plate number.

Old cooking oil can be used to make bio-diesel and has become a popular commodity to steal. To sign up for Trumbull breaking news alerts and more, click here.

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Ferreira-Germosen was charged with three counts of sixth-degree larceny, trespassing, littering and operating under suspension.

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