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Used Cooking Oil Theft

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Grease And Desist: Cooking Oil Thief Made Rounds Appear Legit: Lyndhurst PD Grease And Desist: Cooking Oil Thief Made Rounds Appear Legit: Lyndhurst PD
Grease And Desist: Cooking Oil Thief Made Rounds Appear Legit: Lyndhurst PD Copper, catalytic converters and used cooking oil continue to be items of choice for thieves looking to make a quick – and illegal – buck. Dwan Myles, 46, of Newark did his best not to be noticed, even convincing an employee of his that they were legitimately collecting a drum of oil from a restaurant in Lyndhurst, authorities allege. Myles then turned around and sold the oil to a recycling company, Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The owner of a Stuyvesant Avenue business called police after a surveillance camera captured video of both men loading a drum of oil into a passenger v…

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by Jerry DeMarco