Liverpool man jailed after stealing £4k worth of fuel

Jonathon Lawrence made off without paying from forecourts in Lancashire, Cheshire, West Yorkshire and North Wales

Author: Liam ArrowsmithPublished 25th May 2024

A man from Liverpool has been jailed after stealing more than £4,000 worth of fuel from forecourts across the country.

Jonathon Lawrence, 24 and from Feltwood Walk, drove around in a van fitted with extra fuel tanks and containers in the back.

He stole from forecourts in Preston, Blackpool and Nelson last year, before targeting others in West Yorkshire and North Wales.

He was arrested in Preston in January and has this week been jailed for more than two years, and banned from driving for 36 months.

PC Sasha Smith-Hooke of Preston Police, said: “Lawrence was prolific in making off from forecourts without paying for fuel in a number of locations.

“These offences involved several thousand pounds of petrol and diesel, with Lawrence deliberately targeting petrol stations and on occasions using specially adapted vehicles.

“I hope that the prison sentence given to Lawrence sends out a message that offences of this nature will not be tolerated.”

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