Fuel thief tops off tanks at $75,000
Updated: Thursday, 12 Nov 2009, 8:56 PM MST
Published : Thursday, 12 Nov 2009, 8:56 PM MST
ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE-KBIM) - An automated fuel station on 2nd Street in Roswell is unattended and without surveillance cameras to track whoever was using a gas card stolen from a trucking company.
The gas card and its PIN code number were taken from Groendyke Transport, a national trucking company with offices in Artesia, Las Cruces and Albuquerque.
Then between Aug. 19 and Sept. 7 someone used the card to make 112 diesel fuel purchases totaling $45,453.40.
Investigators said they've seen gas card thieves before but not like this.
The thief was also busy using the card in Eddy County running up another $30,000 in charges there.
The grand total: more than $75,000.
Several sources said they believe investigators have a suspect in mind. They haven't said how that suspect may have gotten his hands on the gas card and pin number.
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