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Area lawmen asking for public’s help in solving fuel theft

  • Security cameras captured images of what appears to be a light-colored Dodge cab-and-a-half flatbed pickup, with a fuel tank mounted on the bed, seen on location the day the 500-gallon fuel tank turned up missing.
    Security cameras captured images of what appears to be a light-colored Dodge cab-and-a-half flatbed pickup, with a fuel tank mounted on the bed, seen on location the day the 500-gallon fuel tank turned up missing.

    The Colorado County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in solving the theft of a 500-gallon diesel tank the owner says had just topped off with about that much fuel when someone arrived at the job and stole not only the tank with the fuel, but the trailer it was mounted to as well.

    Investigators say the theft occurred at just after 4:30 a.m. Thursday, April 28, at a jobsite located off Stokes Road near Fayetteville in Colorado County.

    Security cameras captured images of what appears to be a light-colored Dodge cab-and-a-half flatbed pickup, with a fuel tank mounted on the bed. 

    Detectives with the Colorado County Sheriff’s Office decided to turn to the public for help in solving the case on Tuesday, May 3.

    If you have any information about this crime or you may know who owns this vehicle, please contact Sgt. Andrew Weido at the Colorado County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division at (979) 732-2388, ext. 232, or by email andrew.weido@co.colorado.tx.us.

    If the information you provide leads to the successful apprehension and prosecution of the person or people involved, you may be eligible for cash reward through Crime Stoppers.