Fuel Theft

• SaskEnergy fires 13 employees over ‘internal fuel theft,’ loss report shows

  SaskEnergy says 13 employees were identified as part of an investigation and were terminated, with the matter also reported to police.

  Crime

  Feb 2
  
• Suspect sought after fuel twice stolen from Highway 401 business in Port Hope: OPP

  Northumberland OPP say fuel was stolen from a Port Hope business in late September and early November. In both incidents a white Honda Pilot vehicle was involved.

  Crime

  Nov 20, 2023
  
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• Gas thefts rising in tandem with gas prices in Salmon Arm

  Salmon Arm Mounties have noticed a change in the number of fuel thefts and said it's corresponding with the rise in fuel prices.  

  Crime

  Apr 26, 2023
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• Fuel thefts in Saskatchewan spiked by 70% in 2022

  As gas prices continue to soar, the Saskatchewan RCMP has seen a spike in the number of fuel thefts. Statistics from 2022 show gas theft incidents are up by 70 per cent from 2021.

  Crime

  Mar 7, 2023
• ‘People are desperate’: Okanagan drivers report spate of gas thefts

  Global News spoke to four vehicle owners who have had their gas tanks punctured and drained in just the last few weeks.

  Crime

  Jun 13, 2022
• Tips to guard yourself from gas theft as prices continue to climb

  As gas prices climb, so could instances of gas theft — but there are things you can do to protect yourself.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2022
• Fuel thieves siphon gas from Winnipeg car-sharing vehicle

  Will Belford of Peg City Car Co-op, a membership-based car-sharing group, said one of his vehicles had its gas siphoned recently.

  Crime

  Mar 15, 2022
• Fuel stolen from Fergus, Ont., business: Wellington County OPP

  OPP say security cameras caught thieves breaking into a business and filling up containers with fuel before leaving in a red pickup truck.

  Crime

  Jan 11, 2021
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• Alberta gas-and-dashes plummet after pay-before-you-pump law, but not eradicated

  Numbers obtained by Global News reveal that the number of gas-and-dash incidents in Alberta have plummeted in the months since it became law to pay before you pump gas, however there are still incidents occurring in the province.

  Politics

  Mar 7, 2019
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• RCMP investigating fire at West Kelowna car wash

  Four vehicles damaged in fire, two of which were destroyed.

  Jan 31, 2019