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Duo Nabbed For Stealing Used Cooking Oil From 14 Long Island Businesses, Police Say
Two Long Island men were nabbed for allegedly stealing used cooking oil from 14 businesses.
Oliver Lorenzo Valdez, age 30, of Central Islip, and Juan Hernandez, age 28, of Brentwood, were charged on Tuesday, June 25, after being spotted behind the Gourmet Garden in Center Moriches.
According to Suffolk County Police, officers responded to a 911 caller reporting that two men stole used cooking oil from Mama Lisa Restaurant at 1226 Montauk Highway in Mastic and fled the scene in a white Ford van at 6:15 a.m. June 26.
A short time later, officers located the men behi…
