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Californians are being warned about the potential for theft of fuel from gas tanks, as prices near a statewide average of six dollars per gallon and reports of punctured and empty gas tanks are beginning to proliferate on local news channels.

In Sacramento County, probation officers found that they were the victims of gas theft, according to CBS Sacramento:

Sacramento County probation officers have found themselves the victim of an overnight crime — a thief has targeted gas tanks in the face of rising prices.

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They say someone broke into their secured parking lot along Del Paso Boulevard in the early morning hours and stole gasoline from the county vehicles parked there.

“Gas is really high priced so I wasn’t super surprised,” Vondrak said.

The thief is accused of using a handheld power tool to drill holes in the gasoline tanks underneath the vehicles in an effort to steal fuel.