As motor fuel prices rise, so does the number of drive-offs
By Mary Schenk
Sunday May 25, 2008
Heather Coit
Janet Lewandowski demonstrates how she keeps an eye on vehicles and their drivers in an effort to catch gas drive-offs at the Mach 1 (Marathon) gas station in Urbana.
Once a minor annoyance to local police, reports of gasoline theft from retailers is taking on new meaning with gas at $4 a gallon.
For police, it means looking harder for scofflaws, and for some retailers it has meant forcing customers who don't want to use credit or debit cards to pay before they pump.
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