{"id":1391722,"date":"2022-03-21T11:30:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T15:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1391722"},"modified":"2022-03-21T11:30:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T15:30:20","slug":"gas-thefts-on-the-rise-as-fuel-prices-climb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-thefts-on-the-rise-as-fuel-prices-climb\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas thefts on the rise as fuel prices climb"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgas-thefts-on-the-rise-as-fuel-prices-climb%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1391722&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2703214\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2703214\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2703214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AP22072636526859.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - A California street sign is shown next to the price board at a gas station in San Francisco, on March 7, 2022. The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline shot up a whopping 79 cents over the past two weeks to $4.43 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday, March 13, the new price exceeds by 32 cents the prior record high of $4.11 set in July 2008. Lundberg said gas prices are likely to remain high in the short term as crude oil costs soar amid global supply concerns following Russia&#039;s invasion of Ukraine. Nationwide, the highest average price for regular-grade is in the San Francisco Bay Area, at $5.79. (AP Photo\/Jeff Chiu, File)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AP22072636526859.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AP22072636526859-315x210-1.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AP22072636526859-655x437-1.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AP22072636526859-768x512-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2703214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE \u2013 A California street sign is shown next to the price board at a gas station in San Francisco, on March 7, 2022. (AP Photo\/Jeff Chiu, File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:00 AM PT \u2013 Monday, March 21, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>Rising gas prices are fueling thieves to take extreme measures. The stealing of gas is also on the rise across a number of states as more Americans are struggling to afford fuel.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/News\/video\/police-give-warning-gas-thieves-oil-prices-rise-83431562\">reports<\/a>, the number of gas thefts skyrocketed in California, Illinois, Texas and at least seven other states. An expert from AAA cautioned people to be on the lookout while at the pump.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cThis is a sign of the times, you know, it\u2019s thieves looking for ways they can make money by stealing what is becoming an increasingly more expensive and valuable commodity \u2014 gasoline,\u201d said Doug Shupe, AAA employee.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Thieves are also getting creative when it comes to stealing fuel with some going as far as drilling holes into the tanks of vehicles, which can cost up to $1000 to repair.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple reports say gas thieves are even stealing fuel from under ground tanks at gas stations through a trap door inside their trucks. A Los Angeles gas station manager, Jerry Thayil, said 360 gallons of fuel was stolen in just three days.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe van drives on top of the fuel tank and then that\u2019s all you see,\u201d Thayil explained. \u201cNo one comes out, so they have a trap door inside their vehicle, which is crazy.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>AAA recommends people park their cars under bright lights or inside a parking garage to discourage thieves from targeting them. The organization also advises looking out for tell tale signs such as a check engine light, the smell of fuel inside the vehicle or a puddle on the side of the tank.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kevin McCarthy has been damn near clairvoyant on the issue of gas prices and inflation during the Biden presidency.<\/p>\n<p>If we win BIG in the midterms, he deserves a lot of credit for signposting these issues. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YlgdOVUEB1\">https:\/\/t.co\/YlgdOVUEB1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1504660435705999364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the meantime, customers at gas stations around the country are becoming frustrated as they see the number at the pump rising every week. Overall, average U.S. gas price rose to $4.31 last week, which is more than a 60 percent surge from a year ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE \u2013 A California street sign is shown next to the price board at a gas station in San Francisco, on March 7, 2022. (AP Photo\/Jeff Chiu, File) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 8:00 AM PT \u2013 Monday, March 21, 2022 Rising gas prices are fueling thieves to take extreme measures. 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