"The Lodi gas heist: He built a 1,000-gallon truck tank to steal fuel then a bystander ruined everything"

Man Hot-Wires Pump to Steal 1,000 Gallons of Gas in California Before His Plan Fails Miserably

A well-planned diesel theft was almost executed by a man in Lodi, California, when things went wrong in moments, eventually leading to him being caught and arrested. Rising gas prices could push people to adopt desperate measures, such as this man, who filled fuel into an external tank in his truck. Nearly half of the 1,000-gallon tank had been filled, and that was when Michael Kludt, the owner of Kludt Oil & Propane, sensed something was wrong.…

"The Lodi gas heist: He built a 1,000-gallon truck tank to steal fuel then a bystander ruined everything"