Thieves try to steal fuel from gas station, 1 in custody

Thieves steal fuel from gas station

Police are investigating after a group of thieves tried to steal gas from a Long Beach gas station.

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Police are investigating after a group of thieves tried to steal gas from a Long Beach gas station.

According to the Long Beach Police Department, officers were notified of a possible case of grand theft taking place in the 700 block of Redondo Avenue around 1 p.m. Thursday.

According to Long Beach PD, a group of suspects tried to steal fuel from the gas station on Redondo Avenue. One person was taken into custody as of Thursday.

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During the investigation, three large vehicles were towed in connection to the attempted theft. Officials did not say how many others are wanted in connection to the attempted theft.

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