(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – Sometime overnight on June 17, 2014 unknown persons went to the Essex Top Crop Sales business and stole diesel fuel from a tractor trailer parked next to the building.
Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received the theft report at approximately 8:00 am on June 18. There were two tractor trailer trucks parked side by side from 5:00 pm to 7:00 am. Both trucks are equipped with anti-siphon devices on their gas tanks. Suspects managed to defeat the anti-siphon unit on one truck and took approximately 373 litres of diesel fuel. The estimated loss of gas and cost to repair the aluminum fuel tank is $500.
Also on June 18, a resident in Campbellford reported that a vehicle parked at the water treatment plant had the hose from their vehicle’s gas tank was cut and fuel was siphoned from it. The estimated value of the loss is unknown at this time.
OPP are continuing to investigate these occurrences and would like to remind residents and business owners to be extra vigilant for suspicious persons or activity in and around vehicles, detached fuel tanks or other fuel containment areas because of the continuing rise of gas prices. Any suspicious person or activity should be reported to Police immediately.