[Pontiac]

He said they came back again during store hours and siphoned 300 more gallons

Way too many people do not understand how siphoning works.

I believe that is unlikely that thieves could ‘siphon’ gasoline from an underground storage tank in to a tank in their truck bed.

Siphoning is a process by which a fluid is moved from a higher elevation to a lower elevation through a tube by the actions of gravity and vacuum. This is a very simple principle which the average reporter should know.

Being that the gasoline is at a lower elevation in the underground tank a pump would be required to move the gasoline from the tank to the truck.

[gunsequalfreedom]

Way too many people do not understand how siphoning works. I believe that is unlikely that thieves could ‘siphon’ gasoline from an underground storage tank in to a tank in their truck bed.

You are of course correct. They had to have pumped it out.

[Safetgiver]

I’m glad you posted that. I’m wondering how you siphon something in the liquid form from 8’ under your feet. I worked in gas stations years ago and there was specially ‘keyed’ wrench to open the tanks with. Is this just bad reporting or WTH did they do to get this gas into the truck? Maybe it’s something they came up with(computer?) to get the gas without the meter registering it?

[bert]

The correct word would have been pumped, but that still begs the question........

How was the meter disabled?

I think more money could be made selling that secret. the theft of small 20 gallon increments would go unnoticed at the time.