Gas Thefts On The Rise As Prices Soar



With the national average of gas prices at $4.33 a gallon, Americans are feeling the pain at the pump, but they’re also falling victim to crime. Criminals are now targeting unattended vehicles and stealing their fuel by drilling holes in the tank. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC
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Gas Thefts On The Rise As Prices Soar

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34 comments

  1. I guess time to buy electric car to avoid gasoline and catalytic converters thefts. 🙁

  2. Bid3n chrim3 syndicate steeling from taxpayers again?

  3. If your mechanic tells you the gas tank needs to be replaced, they're lying. You can easily repair a hole with epoxy for $5.

  4. By doing a news story on this, you're basically advertising to criminals to do this. This might have been one isolated incident, but now you're basically passing along info to other criminals to do the same. Why do this? This is exactly what happened to catalytic converter. Don't do new stories on this, seriously! You're going to make it trending for criminals! Why would you say, "it's incredibly easy to do" then show how to do it? WTF is wrong with this news station?

  5. H___, the best thing to do, is to get a security camera installed where you park your vehicle or park near a security camera, crazy times we live if this keeps happening, Thunderdome here we come (LOL)

  6. Why did Biden impose sanctions on the United States?

  7. Wtf is people's problem? We went new green deal because gas is racist! Gas should be expensive because we are a electric nation.

  8. Bidens America. Things just keep getting worse.

  9. We pay 8 dollar a gallon in india.. 😁😁😁 qnd still people dont getting that much panic…. Cmon usa

  10. The USA should be drilling for oil everywhere and anywhere, opening up pipelines, etc… pronto. the oil squeeze is only going to get worse. The oil is there,
    Let producers get it, to calm down the market. High oil prices are bad for everyone, because of inflation. It is an emergency.

  11. Where there is a Will there is a way. Humans a very innovative when they are desperate to get something they need.

  12. At first I thought this was about people filling up at the bowser the doing a runner. Now there is an easier way for the desperate thief.

  13. Imagine what thieves would do if gas prices keeps rising…

  14. Meanwhile, the US get's only 8% of its Oil from Russia…

    Repeat after me… It's NEVER a Democrats fault, It's NEVER a Democrats fault, It's NEVER a Democrats fault, It's NEVER a Democrats fault…

  15. "Too much for some to resist" sounds a lot like you're rationalizing the criminal behavior… Typical LA.

  16. Nice work Mr. Biden.. your doing a great job

  17. Joe: come on man! the Russia Gasoline Prices 0.66 USD/Liter. Bensin 1.74 USD/Liter Feb 2022 😐

  18. Where Is FJB's Gas Help…, LMAO…,

  19. Biden sucks balls 🏀🏀

  20. This the time to walk everywhere, hopefully we can takes Americas long lasting pandemic… obesity

  21. So glad I no longer have to deal with this BS. I had my Catalytic Converter stolen last year. I ended up buying a Bolt EV and thankfully don't have to worry about someone drilling a hole under it to steal gas, since well… no gas… LOL

  22. In Switzerland theres no such thing because they remove illegals

  23. Wait, thousands of dollars for a replacement? I work for a fuel systems company, and that seems to me like quite a markup…

  24. Don't worry Joe and Kamala are both on thier knees begging for oil and gas from other nations.
    I don't know about Joe but they say Kamala gets great results on her knees

  25. This is Bidens fault and no one will be prosecuted

  26. This is always the result of Democrats.

  27. This guy funny how he said his name , it’s Juan pendejo

  28. …… sad stealing oil.. also need to wait couple of minutes there .. just to save $70

  29. I live in an apartment compound with hundreds of people so…

  30. Has to be Trumps fault.
    Keep voting for the left.
    Communism is going to be so much fun.

  31. Also don’t leave your car unattended

  32. If only the 2020 election wasn't stolen….