2 Nabbed in Cooking Grease Theft
The investigation is ongoing, but the Pasco Sheriff's Office believes the restaurant grease thefts are part of a "highly organized criminal venture."
Where there’s money to be made, there’s crime, and it seems that a new scheme has been cooked up in Pasco and beyond. The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men Thursday accused of stealing used restaurant cooking grease. Why would anyone want used cooking grease? Because of its use in making biofuel, restaurant owners now sell the grease to generate additional income, Sheriff Chris Nocco said during a press conference Friday. Thefts of the grease, worth more than $1.50 per gallon, could amount to thousands of dollars in losses for businesses, which, in this economy, could mean the difference between staying open and shutting their doors for good, Nocco said. And the bust, Nocco said, is thanks to the agency's new intelligence-led …
