Published: Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 / Updated: Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 02:33 PM
Thief siphons fuel from trucks at Fort Mill business
FORT MILL --
About 100 gallons of diesel fuel were stolen from a Fort Mill paving company earlier this week.
An employee with SMI Paving near Carolina Place said when two of his dump trucks were locked up on Tuesday, their gas tanks were full, according to a York County Sheriff's Office report. The next day, Wednesday, one of the drivers ran out of fuel on the same road that the business is on.
An investigation showed damage to all of the locking gas caps on the trucks, the report states. It appears the diesel fuel was siphoned out.
The employee estimated about $200 in damage to the trucks, the report states. About 100 gallons of diesel fuel was reported stolen.