GARDAI in Sligo are investigating an incident where diesel was siphoned from lorries.
–
It is understood that diesel was siphoned from trucks at Cawley Commercials in Sligo, who released still shots taken from CCTV footage.
–
From the pictures, a group of men can be seen applying an apparatus to a parked lorry to extract the fuel.
–
Also, a white Ford Transit van can been seen parked some distance away from the lorry as the incident unfolded.
–
Cawley Commercials issued a statement via their Facebook page which detailed the incident.
–
“Last Saturday morning [January 19] at 4.30am we had diesel stolen from a number of trucks at our workshop,” they said.
–
They go on to explain that three men were at the scene with the white Transit van.
–
Meanwhile, gardai in Sligo have appealed to business owners to be vigilant.
–
“We are asking business owners to be vigilant following an increase in thefts involving ‘siphoning of fuel’ from HGVs and trucks,” they said this week.
–
They have urged anyone with information regarding the taking of fuel to contact them at Sligo Garda Station on 071 91 57 000.
