Wichita police nab biodiesel grease thieves
In Kansas, local police in Wichita arrested a couple, operating from a Ford F-350 and a 500-gallon grease tank, for stealing waste grease from an east Wichita Burger King. The police said that the couple had been hitting locations in Joplin, Iola and Cherryvale as well as Wichita. Police said the couple had been operating their theft0based business “for years”.
Local restaurants have contracted with companies such as Healey Biodiesel and Darling International, who pay for the waste grease.
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