【刺破汽車油箱偷油 個案增】

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刺破汽車油箱偷油 個案增

【世界日報╱美聯社底特律二十七日電】 2008.05.28 08:20 pm


儘管在加油站加滿油後立即開車逃跑，和用吸油管從油箱盜油仍是偷油的最常見現象，但
全國各地警察局和修車行不斷接到報告，路邊汽車的油箱成為盜油的新目標，頻遭破壞。
一些警察和資深修車技師說，中東國家一九七○年代初實行石油禁運時發生過的犯罪，如
今死灰復燃。

汽油價格上周末前再度攀上新高，一加侖普通汽油的全國平均價26日達3.937元。底特
律修車行的技師佛汀最近接到的修車工作，就包括更換汽車油箱，偷油者刺破油箱後把油
抽走。佛汀說：「破壞油箱是盜油的新手段，在油價高漲前我從未見過。」

佛汀說，小貨車和多功能車因為底盤高，更容易成為目標，盜油者鑽進車底下刺破油箱
後，用盛具把油裝走。塑膠製作的油箱既易被刺破，也較少會出現引發火災的火花。油箱
設計的變化使盜油者寧可刺破油箱，而不用吸油管偷油。

科羅拉多州丹佛市警察懷特說，「用無線鑽具在油箱打洞，摩擦生熱很容易失火，對作案
嫌犯和社區都有危險」。

美國汽車協會大西洋中部分會本月初公布，馬里蘭州比塞大4月發生一起盜油者剪開車底
的油管，偷走五加侖汽油。蒙哥馬利郡警察說，一輛巴士油箱的30加侖柴油被盜。油箱
被刺後如果更換，轎車的金屬油箱價格為三百到四百元，新車的塑膠油箱至少在五百元以
上。

專家說，目前雖然沒有防止油箱汽油被盜的萬全之策，但建議駕車人要在有人看管的停車
場停車，而且經常變換停車地點，同時開車前要查看油表。

http://udn.com/NEWS/WORLD/WOR6/4360461.shtml

Gas tank robbers head straight to the source
Posted: May 28, 2008 03:32 PM
CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC)

It used to be all crooks needed was a rubber tube. Back in the 1970's
thieves could stick a tube into your tank and with a little work have free
gas.

New technology has made those tactics obsolete. Now, crooks are turning
to power tools. There have been reports of gas tanks getting drilled for
that precious fuel.

SUV's or trucks are more vulnerable because of their height, crooks can
easily crawl underneath.

One local mechanic says that sort of crime has the potential to end in
tragedy. "You try to drill into a metal tank, you're gonna have sparks
either from the bit or from the electric motor in the drill the gasoline itself
doesn't have to hit it just the vapors, which is more flammable than liquid
anyhow...it hits that spark that's it...you've got more, you end up with
more than fuel you may end up with a fatality," said Charles Spence of
Mccaskill's Auto Repair.

Even newer cars aren't safe from crooks these days, but right now it looks
like people in our area are o-k. Most newer cars have plastic tanks but
the threat of combustion is still there if your a dealing with a power tool.

We checked in with AAA, and it appears this type of gas theft hasn't made
it to the Carolinas.

They say the only way to avoid something like this is parking in a secure
area.

http://www.live5news.com/Global/story.asp?S=8391950