Motorists warned not to fuel crime by buying stolen goods

Fri, 15 Jan 2016

Are you helping fuel crime?

That's the question being asked by police following a number of fuel thefts - in one recent case 2,500 litres of diesel was siphoned from a truck at a commercial premises in Douglas.

Thieves commonly sell on the stolen fuel - officers are now appealing for people to report anyone they see acting suspiciously around tanks so the offenders can be caught.

PC Rob Midghall says buying it from anyone other than a legitimate trader can be dangerous: