Crime & Safety
Liquid Gold? Greenwich PD Investigates Thefts of Used Cooking Oil
Old Greenwich burger joint targeted twice by oil-thirsty thieves.
Greenwich Police say they're investigating the theft — again — of used cooking oil from an outdoor storage container from Moe's Burger Joint in Old Greenwich.
According to Lt. Kraig Gray, a "few hundred dollars worth of used cooking oil" was taken sometime between Jan. 8 or 9 from an outdoor storage container at Moe's Burger Joint, 1340 E. Putnam Ave. The exact amount of oil taken is not known.
"It's a growing trend at the local level. It's the second event in a month. They got hit on Dec. 13," Gray said. "It's a regional trend, if not a national trend." The used cooking oil is processed into biodiesel fuel for cars and various manufacturing equipment, Gray added.
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Gray said there have been similar reports in Stamford and other towns. The recently-opened reported it lost $600 worth of used cooking oil was siphoned from a back storage area of the restaurant on Jan. 4.
According to myFoxDC.com, thefts in the Arlington, VA area continue as well, where the used oil can bring up to $4 a gallon.
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