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Grease Bandit Strikes In Bloomfield, Steals 320 Pounds Of Oil From Supermarket
A truck pulled up to the back of a grocery store and swiped hundreds of pounds of used cooking oil, police say.
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A greasy crime recently took place in Bloomfield, police say.
According to the Bloomfield Police Department, officers responded to the Stop & Shop on Franklin Street on Nov. 8 after getting a call about a theft.
A store employee told officers that a U-Haul truck pulled up to the back of the supermarket and took about 320 pounds of used cooking oil.
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The oil was valued at $429, police said.
Bloomfield isn’t the only Essex County town that has seen cooking oil thefts from local businesses. Nearby in Montclair, more than half a dozen such incidents have been reported over the past few years, including several thefts from restaurants.
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