During This Botched Gas Robbery, would-be thieves accessed the bus’ sewage tank instead of the one containing fuel.
Laverton Police Sen. Sgt Heath Soutar said a visiting tour bus fell victim to an attempted gas theft last week. Sen. Sgt Soutar said it appeared the thieves tried to siphon fuel from the parked bus during the night. However, they got a bit more than they bargained for when they accidentally accessed the bus’ waste tank instead of the one containing fuel. Sen. Sgt Soutar said the discarded cap and lack of fuel stolen suggested they had failed to get away with what they were after. “We can infer they made a very hasty retreat, with a somewhat bitter taste in their mouth, ” he said. Sen. Sgt Soutar said that while Laverton Police are currently looking for the offenders. He did however say officers were hoping “word of mouth” would help crack the case.
It looks like these criminals got just what they deserved in this fateful twist of events.