Biker busted over drive-off petrol thefts

**Eddieb** · 15th May 2006, 13:44

As reported on stuff.co.nz
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3668481a11,00.html

Levin police believe they have put the brakes on a freeloading "easy-rider" who has bilked service stations out of more than $3000 in petrol.

Sergeant Brian Yanko said the man, who was pulled over in a routine check on State Highway 57 near Levin about 11.50pm on Sunday, at first confessed to a single instance of driving off from a service station without paying for petrol, but under closer questioning he allegedly owned up to between 50 and 60 drive-offs throughout the North Island, averaging $50-$80 at a time. "We come down pretty heavily on this sort of thing," said Sgt Yanko. "There has been a real spate of this type of offence here - but perhaps we have just cut it back by half at one blow." A 24-year-old Levin man will appear in Levin District Court to answer the charges on May 18.

**Finn** · 15th May 2006, 13:46

What sort of bike holds $80 worth of gas?

**Buster** · 15th May 2006, 13:50

$50-$80? I think sargeant yanko is yanking the facts slightly.

**WRT** · 15th May 2006, 13:53

Perhaps he should be demoted from "Sargeant Yanko" to "Private Yanker" for the disservice he is doing motorcyclists!

**crashe** · 15th May 2006, 14:07

Maybe it was a Trike rider....
cos they have huge beer barrels as a gas tank on some of them...
Now that would hold that amount of gas....

**Biohazard** · 15th May 2006, 14:51

Yeah, coz those guys are dense...

**Buster** · 15th May 2006, 14:57

He might have only admited to half the drive offs @ $25 each time. Either way, stealing is shit.

**spudchucka** · 15th May 2006, 14:59

Originally Posted by Buster

$50-$80? I think sargeant yanko is yanking the facts slightly.

Or perhaps sometimes he used a car????

**Cibby** · 15th May 2006, 15:02

me and postie were at the Mobile on Quay street in auckland yesterday afternoon and after filling with petrol, he jumped in the car and took of rather quickly..

After a minute or two of me getting angry with him for stealing petrol, i asked him if he paid, he said no and that they didnt have his new address so we would be fun...

so then i get really angry..

only for him to explain that he had paid by eftpos at the pump!!!

DOH

I got punkt!

**Finn** · 15th May 2006, 15:04

Originally Posted by spudchucka

Or perhaps sometimes he used a car????

Nice work detective. Case closed.

**Sketchy_Racer** · 15th May 2006, 15:22

Originally Posted by Cibby Chick

me and postie were at the Mobile on Quay street in auckland yesterday afternoon and after filling with petrol, he jumped in the car and took of rather quickly..

After a minute or two of me getting angry with him for stealing petrol, i asked him if he paid, he said no and that they didnt have his new address so we would be fun...

so then i get really angry..

only for him to explain that he had paid by eftpos at the pump!!!

DOH

I got punkt!

Bahahaha Brilliant