Thieves Allegedly Steal Several Hundred Gallons Of Cooking Oil From Chick-Fil-A
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SHAKHZOD YULDOSHBOEV
CONTRIBUTOR
October 17, 2023
A local Chick-fil-A in Athens, Georgia, has had at least 700 gallons of used peanut oil stolen from the store’s dumpster in the past couple of months, USA Today reported Monday.
The manager of the restaurant reported a loss valued at around $2,000 as a result of the repeated heists, according to USA Today.
The latest theft reportedly occurred at around 3 a.m. on October 5 at the Atlanta Highway Chick-fil-A, before the oil was scheduled for recycling. Two suspects equipped with a rented U-Haul box truck managed to siphon off several thousand dollars’ worth of oil after cutting off the locks on the back gate where the grease trap was located, the manager told the police, according to the outlet.
The manager told police approximately 700 to 800 gallons of oil worth $2000 had been stolen. t.co/KrBUHCxahU
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) October 16, 2023
Theft of used cooking oil is “not uncommon,” Lt. Jody Thompson told Fox 5 Atlanta. (RELATED: Man Turns Himself In After Allegedly Stealing 200 Gallons Of Cooking Oil: Police)
“It can be refined and sold, and it can be used as fuel,” Thompson said, according to Fox News. “There are several different markets for the oil that recyclers can utilize.”
Restaurants often sell used cooking oil to biodiesel companies. The industry suffers losses estimated at $45-75 million every year from this type of crime, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
#1: watchman To: 3-Dee (#0)
The same goes for used motor oil.
watchman posted on 2023-10-19 09:00:21 Reply Private Reply
#2: 3-Dee To: watchman (#1)
3-Dee posted on 2023-10-20 09:05:19 Reply Private Reply
#3: watchman To: 3-Dee (#2)
Ate there one time many years ago.
Food was okay, but I was put off by all the hype and long lines.
Then I found out they cook with peanut oil which causes anaphylactic shock in those with peanut allergies (like my son).
After that, the (Christian) founder of the franchise went off the deep end...no mas para mi
If you have an older diesel the used motor oil can be filtered, thinned with a little gas or kerosene, and sent right through. They say newer diesels don't like it.
I have hundreds of gallons of used oil from all my cars and farm equipment. Ready for the zombie apocalypse.
watchman posted on 2023-10-20 09:43:24 Reply Private Reply
#4: 3-Dee To: watchman (#3)
Those lines can get really long. CFA added up extra lanes here. They have the workers stand outside and tell you which lane they want you in. When a worker comes to the car, they carry a tablet with them, ask for the customer's name, and someone told me they use the tablet to take a picture of the person as they place the order. Not sure if they do that at all of them now or not. They started doing that here in the last few years.
Those peanut allergies can be deadly. It's scary.
3-Dee posted on 2023-10-23 03:52:37 Reply Private Reply
#5: 3-Dee To: watchman (#3)
Good info. Thanks for the tip.
It's always good to be prepared.
3-Dee posted on 2023-10-23 03:54:43 Reply Private Reply