KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two people were taken into custody Sunday afternoon for attempting to siphon hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel from a Johnson County gas station.
A Johnson County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said deputies were called around 2 p.m. to the Harps Food Stores location in De Soto.
When deputies arrived, they located two men, ages 54 and 34, in a box truck that was siphoning fuel from an underground storage tank.
The spokesperson said deputies initiated a “high-risk” vehicle stop and took the two men into custody on misdemeanor theft charges.
Deputies estimate the pair siphoned roughly 400 gallons of fuel before being caught.
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