Norfolk Police hunt for men who stole fuel from petrol stations

Officers have released CCTV images of the two men

Author: Sophie CridlandPublished 31st Jan 2021

Norfolk Police are appealing for help to identify two men after they made off from three local petrol stations without paying for fuel.

The pair were seen driving away in a blue Ford from petrol stations in Kings Lynn, Norwich and Costessey.

Officers have issued CCTV images of the men they want to speak to about the incidents.

The first incident happened on Christmas Eve at 12.13am when a blue Ford was seen at a petrol station on Lynn Road in King's Lynn and filled the car up with £60 worth of fuel before leaving without paying.

The second incident happened on Wednesday 6th January 2021 when a blue Ford called for petrol at the BP station on Plumstead Road in Norwich at approximately 9.15pm.

The driver filled the car with £47 worth of fuel before leaving without paying.

The final incident happened in Costessey on Thursday 14 January 2021 at 2am when the driver of a blue Ford attended the Co-op petrol station on Dereham Road and filled the car up with £40 worth of fuel before leaving without paying.

A Spokesperson from Norfolk police said they would like to hear from anyone with information about the incidents:

"Enquiries into these incidents are ongoing and police are currently treating them as linked."

Anyone with information should Contact PC Mandy Shreeve in Op Solve on 101 quoting 36/90279/21 for the King's Lynn incident, 36/1496/21 for Plumstead Road and 36/2812/21 for New Costessey.

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