North Wales Police are issuing a warning to businesses following reports of cooking oil thefts in Gwynedd and Anglesey.
Officers are seeing an increase in the theft and attempted theft of cooking oil across North Wales. Due to the energy crisis, fuels and oils are being targeted. Cooking oil (and waste cooking oil) are stolen as they can be sold on to make biodiesel.
Offenders often travel in transit style vans, where they can store large drums in the rear of the vehicle. Therefore, police are advising businesses to keep used oil safety locked up in a storage area until your known collector can collect.
Police warned businesses to remain vigilant for suspicious activity and to report any incidents of theft or attempted theft of cooking oil.
Further advice can be found Here: https://www.northwales.police.uk/news/north-wales/news/news/2023/december/cooking-oil-thefts-crime-prevention-advice/
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