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Gas Is Getting So Expensive, It's Getting Stolen Right Out Of Gas Tanks

"I put $10 in I don't even get half a quarter for my car and sometimes that's all I can afford," said Self, a Dallas resident.

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July 1, 2022

Gas has become so expensive, it's starting to entice more thieves to steal it right out of your vehicle.

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That's what some people who live in an area of North Dallas called Bent Tree West are telling us.

If you don't have a locking gas cap it's easy for someone with the right equipment to get access to what you might've just paid up to a $100 for at the pump.

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Driving to work is about all Caroline Self says she uses her SUV for since the price of gas started soaring.

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