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Stolen gas pumped in water bottles at Riverside station; 1 arrested

Chicago WLS -- Police in west suburban Riverside have arrested a man accused of getting creative to steal gas.

They say Darius Williams, 35, and another man turned off the device on a pump that measures the amount of gas and money at a 7-Eleven store in January.

According to authorities, Williams allegedly filled up his car, as well as several five-gallon water bottles with gas.

In fact, police say the men had done this before and would sell stolen gas on Chicago's West Side.

"The defendant in this case gave a full statement that he and another individual known as 'Mike the Gas Man' conceived this plan to steal gasoline and then sell it...They would both go to gas stations in Chicago or abandoned parking lots near service stations in Chicago and offer to sell up to 5 gallons of gasoline for $10," Riv

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Submitted Feb 04, 2013 By: DellDude2

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MopedTime All-Star Author Michigan Posts:769 Points:362,035 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2013 12:44:03 AM Ignore MopedTime Report Abuse They ended up paying much more for the gasoline.
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Z51Corvette Champion Author Austin Posts:8,495 Points:1,673,120 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2013 12:40:09 AM Ignore Z51Corvette Report Abuse That is so stupid and silly. Dumb, dumb, dumb! How did they turn the meter off...
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Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,810 Points:415,590 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2013 12:17:49 AM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse The same old rhetoric is getting a bit tired, @HailstormCA. We had an election and your boy lost. Get over it and move on.
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JCClark2012 Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:1,414 Points:397,845 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2013 12:15:06 AM Ignore JCClark2012 Report Abuse Had it got that bad that people are buying gas out of the back of a truck instead of gas station?
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Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,810 Points:415,590 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2013 12:13:34 AM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse Really, @TBRR? That bright idea sounds like it would be right up the alley of the good ol' boys in Jacksonville, except they would water down the gas first before selling it. [Edited by: Aviator_Rob at 2/5/2013 12:16:02 AM EST]
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