Be on the alert for thefts of fuel, State Police say

Indiana State Police on Saturday asked gas station owners and consumers to be alert for fuel thefts in urban areas and along interstates.

Stealing fuel is a felony punishable by a maximum $10,000 fine and up to three years in jail, plus a 30-day suspension of the guilty party’s driver’s license, said Sgt. Rich Myers of the Greencastle post in a news release.

In 2006, $122 million of fuel was stolen from U.S. pumps, the release said.