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Published - Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Thieves drill holes in gas tanks to steal gas
Diesel and unleaded gasoline was siphoned from vehicles parked in a North Side business parking lot either late Monday or early Tuesday, according to La Crosse police.
Three vehicles were vandalized outside of The Board Store warehouse at 1812 St. James St. Between 20 and 50 gallons of diesel fuel and 15 gallons of unleaded fuel was stolen from holes drilled in the gas tanks, police said.
Two of the vehicles were owned by the business and the other was privately owned.
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