Traffic & Transit
Car Drives Off With Gas Pump Hose Attached In Nutley: Police
A car with 3 masked men inside drove off from the pump with the hose still attached, stealing $73 worth of gas in the process, police said.
NUTLEY, NJ — A car drove off with a gas pump hose still attached after making a stop at a Nutley business last week, causing several hundred dollars in damage, police said.
According to the Nutley Police Department, employees of a gas station on Washington Avenue reported the incident on March 21. They said a white BMW X5 with three masked men inside drove off from the pump while the hose was still attached to the car, stealing $73 worth of gas in the process.
About $400 to $500 worth of damage was done to the pump, police said.
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The Nutley police detective bureau responded to the scene and took over the investigation, authorities said.
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