Three suspects were taken into custody in Garland County, Texas, this week after police initiated a four-county investigation into suspected fuel theft.
Felicia Jones told FOX 4."There is no telling how many different locations, and how many times, and how much was taken each time they made a trip."
The suspects are accused of pumping the gas at a normal rate while slowing down the meter, the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center told FOX 4.Their box truck also reportedly has an internal storage system for the stolen gas, Garland police said. The suspects were booked into the Bowie County Jail and will eventually be transferred back to Garland, according to FOX 4. They face fuel theft charges in Garland, Bowie and Franklin County.
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