Law enforcement warns about new scam to steal gas

Officials warn about this scenario: Two cars drive up to the pump and switch the nozzles. The second person then drives away waiting for an unsuspecting person to fill up. That person is then unaware that they are using the wrong nozzle and filling up the cars tank on the other side. The scenario was caught on video near Sacramento at an ARCO station.

[tax]

How can you have that much on your mind?

[briandessero]

Man these thieves are getting smarter and crazy

[tc]

But both drivers still have to pay before they can leave.

[xiqueira]

For this confused. The other driver doesn't pay for yours because your hose isn't filling and some people don't notice the lack of vibration on their hose or they use the clip. Theirs hose in your car isn't putting out any gas but you see the meter roll and assume it is.

[quill]

I suppose this gasoline theft scam is a lot easier to pull off at one of those despicable gas stations that blasts those infernal, loud audio/video advertising screens from the front of their gas pumps. So many gas stations have installed these godawful contraptions: when I see or hear one of these, I leave and do my business somewhere else!
Here is an idea to thwart gasoline thieves: when a gas thief is spotted, fill'em up, and add a Free Car Wash to the sale, and have a few "friends" who work in the car wash strip the thief's car of it's gas, battery, stereo, tires, rims, cell phone and charger, catalytic converter, etc. Have the damn carcass of that thief's car sitting on cinder blocks when you're done! - j q t -