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Cooking Oil Theft
Police & Fire
Man Tried Siphoning Cooking Oil From Warren County Thai Spot: Prosecutor
A 33-year-old man from Central Jersey was caught trying to siphon cooking oil from a Waren County restaurant, authorities said. Eric J. Marrero, of Carteret, was arrested and charged with criminal attempt to commit theft and possession of burglary tools, according to the Warren County Prosecutor's Office. On Sept. 26, at approximately 2 a.m., Lopatcong Township police were dispatched to Acasia Thai Restaurant at 755 Memorial Parkway in Lopatcong. The owner of the restaurant called 9-1-1 when he observed a male on his surveillance cameras stealing cooking oil from the rear of the buildi…
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Grease Is The Word: Accused Cooking Oil Thief Gets Violent, Wayne Police Say
One of two men busted while driving through Wayne with a vat of stolen cooking oil in their van spat and urinated in a police car and had to be shackled when he refused to stop fighting officers, authorities said. Copper, catalytic converters and cooking oil continue to be items of choice for thieves looking to make a quick – and illegal – buck. It was around 7 a.m. when Wayne Police Officer William Hall stopped a van for multiple violations and smelled grease, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Both occupants were covered in oil and wore rubber gloves with a “visible sheen,” the captain said.…
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Pair Tried To Pass Stolen Cooking Oil From NJ Chinese Buffet Off As Biodiesel: Police
Two men from New York were charged after allegedly stealing used cooking oil from a Sussex County buffet, possibly with intentions to resell it as biodiesel fuel, authorities said. Officers conducting a property check of the ShopRite plaza in Stanhope stopped Zachary Tyler Layton and Jose V. Nunez Genao on Tuesday, May 2, township police said in a Friday release. A follow-up investigation found that Layton and Genao — both from Yonkers — had stolen used cooking oil from a Buffalo Biodiesel Inc. container behind Empire Buffet, police said. “Used cooking oil can be re-sold as biodiesel fuel,…
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Oakland Sergeant Nabs Fast-Buck Paterson Pair Siphoning Cooking Grease From Local Eateries
A pair of grease bandits had just stolen 200 gallons of used cooking oil when an Oakland police sergeant stopped their commercial van, authorities said. Inside, he found a large storage tank filled with grease. Some thieves steal copper wire for black-market sale, ordinarily for drug money. Some hit no-questions-asked pawn shops after swiping jewelry or electronics. For others, grease is the word. What makes it so valuable? Biodiesel. Each year, an estimated billion and a half pounds of used oil is rendered into renewable fuel -- in the process releasing about 85% fewer carbon emissio…
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? Police Seek Info On Trio Who Stole Cooking Oil From Morris County Restaurant
Police in Morris County are seeking information on three men seen stealing cooking oil from a local restaurant Friday afternoon. The men exited a grey van and stole three barrels of cooking oil from the back of South & Pine Restaurant on South Street in Morristown around 2:15 p.m., Police Capt. Stuart Greer said. The employees initially thought that the men were contractors and did not contact anyone in the van, Greer said. Police were called when it was confirmed that the oil had been stolen as opposed to removed by the restaurant’s contractors, Greer said. Anyone with information ab…
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