Oklahoma Police Looking for Grease Thief(stole 5,000 pounds)

[Champ]

EDMOND, Okla. - A slippery thief is on the loose in Edmond, where police say nearly 5,000 pounds of used cooking grease has been stolen from three restaurants.



The latest theft was of 1,700 pounds of grease from Alvarado's, taken between 10 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. Tuesday, police said.


Two other restaurants have been victimized twice with about 2,200 pounds taken from Panda House and about 1,000 pounds from Jamil's.


"It's one of the most unusual cases of theft we've had in Edmond," said police spokeswoman Glynda Chu.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=816&ncid=816&e=1&u=/ap/20040513/ap_on_fe_st/grease_thief

[physioex]

1. Reminds me of the Simpsons...

Where Homer and Bart go to the school cafeteria to steal the grease. Anyone know how much a pound is worth?

[Don_G]

2. An Oily Character

:shrug:

[tsakshaug]

3. so he

Slipped right through their fingers?

[democracyindanger]

4. Primary suspect: Homer Simpson.

[icymist]

5. Oh restaurant grease. I though you meant Grease, the musical!

eom

[DUreader]

6. That would make a lot of bio diesel fuel

with gas prices so high , I'm not surprised

[Kolesar]

7. That's what I thought!

1700 pounds would make about 200 gallons.

[hunter]

8. Yeah, blame it on the tree-huggers!

you freeper you...

(of course I am only kidding :silly: )

[DUreader]

9. hee-hee, unfortunately biodiesel isn't just for tree huggers anymore

thar's profit in them thar grease traps