Two men arrested after police thwart diesel theft at building site in Selby
Nearly 350L of diesel was syphoned before police arrived 😱
Two men have been arrested after police thwarted the theft of fuel in Selby.
Police were called to a building contractor’s site at 10.15pm on Saturday (August 29) amid reports of diesel being syphoned from a generator.
Officers arrived on the scene within minutes and located two men sitting in a vehicle next to a generator with a 1,000 litre container in the back of their van. They also found syphoning equipment between the container and the generator.
At the time of the police’s arrival nearly 350 litres of diesel had been syphoned from the generator.
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: “Both men were quickly handcuffed and arrested, and the van was seized for being used in crime.
“Inside the van, apart from the container and syphoning equipment, various tools including a large set of bolt croppers and a crow bar were also found.”
A 49-year-old man from the West Yorkshire area was arrested on suspicion of theft of fuel, going equipped with the intent to steal, and burglary.
A 51-year-old man also from the West Yorkshire area was arrested on suspicion of theft of fuel and burglary.
Both men have since been released on conditional bail, whilst the investigation progresses.