Springfield plagued by grease bandits - life imitating the Simpsons

[Fenris]

Thieves take grease, slip away

Used cooking oil can be used in wax, soap, cosmetics, explosives, feed and fertilizers.

They pull in behind restaurants under cover of darkness, break a few locks on the outside containers and suck up hundreds of gallons of thick, yellow used cooking oil with jury-rigged pumper trucks.

These grease thieves are in and out quick, and prove slippery to catch.

And while it's not as glamorous as stealing diamonds or artwork, billions of dollars are potentially at stake.

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"It's a terrific hassle," said Clayton Keller, supervisor of a group of four McDonald's restaurants in Springfield. "They make an unbelievable mess, leaving 10 to 20 gallons of grease all over the place for us to clean up."

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http://www.news-leader.com/today/20050507-Thievestakegrea.html

[gardenista]

1. Bio-Deisel.

But given the mess they're leaving, it's probably not somebody making bio-deisel.

How ironic it would be if terraists are trying to blow us up with our own fast-food waste.

If you suddenly smell freedom fries in a crowded place, RUN AWAYYYYYYYY

[MuseRider]

2. LOL

that was funny!

I thought of the Bio-Deisel too until I read about the mess.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. I was in Springfield MO yesterday

but I slipped out of town before reading about this......