During last night's shift, I was on patrol of one of our commercial sites. I observed a white male stealing diesel fuel from a commercial vehicle and placing it in his silver Dodge Ram pick up truck (We have had a rash of diesel/gas theft from company vehicles recently in the Tampa Bay area). I made contact with the subject who identified himself as a transport company employee. He provided his CDL when asked without incident. As I walked to the rear of his pick up truck to transmit his vehicle's tag to my dispatch center, the suspect fled in his truck. Unfortunately for this guy, he left his ID behind because I still had possession of it. I called for my back up and HCSO to investigate the fuel theft. My dispatcher had taken the information and ran this idiot's background. He has numerous priors for trespassing, theft and a miriad of others misdeanor and felony priors. I looked around and found a pile of human feces next to the company vehicle. It was later determined that this suspect and vehicle have been seen elsewhere for theft on commercial properties throughout the Bay area. Futhermore, leaving his "calling card" at the scene of the other thefts (The Mad Sh!tter). Up until my contact with him, they only had pictures of him on CCTV systems and no name. His ID was given to the investigating deputy for his report. Hopefully, I will have more information for you all soon.
Be Safe,
Hank
Be Safe,
Hank
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