Police say a man attempted to steal hundreds of gallons worth of fuel from a gas station in the city of Lodi but didn't get far.
It was all caught on camera last week and was brought to a halt, all thanks to an observant bystander who noticed something suspicious.
That gut feeling was spot on.
The makeshift truck bed was capable of holding over a thousand gallons of fuel.
"Last year, we reconcile our sales and gallons every day, and there was a day we were off 500 gallons," Kludt continued. "We couldn't find anything wrong and what happened was they hit us that weekend before the [inspectors] could come out. They got approximately 4,500 gallons of fuel and at the time, that was about $30,000 resale."
The owner says the suspect was able to hot-wire the pump to put it in "unauthorized mode" so fuel would continue to run without any interruption.
"They're probably always stealing fuel but right now, with just how expensive fuel is, it makes it more enticing," Kludt explained. "If they were to come back how they did last year, it would have been really ugly and it would have gotten ugly quick."
Lodi police detained the man and seized the truck.
Kludt Oil & Propane was able to retrieve all the stolen gas from the makeshift truck bed. The owner says they plan on installing additional security measures with the hope that history doesn't repeat itself.
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