{"id":678271,"date":"2026-05-18T21:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/678271\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T21:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:24:11","slug":"rcmp-probing-gas-heist-after-5k-litres-of-fuel-stolen-from-edmonton-station-edmonton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/678271\/","title":{"rendered":"RCMP probing gas heist after 5K litres of fuel stolen from Edmonton station – Edmonton"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The RCMP<\/a> is investigating after roughly 5,000 litres of fuel was stolen from a tank at an Edmonton-area gas station earlier this month.<\/p>\n

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Strathcona County RCMP told Global News Monday that the theft occurred on May 1 at Tempo Gas on Wye Road in Uncas, Alta.<\/p>\n

Police said the gas station informed officers around 10:45 a.m. that day that 5,000 litres of \u201cdiesel and premium fuel\u201d had been stolen sometime between midnight and 4:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

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The initial report stated the fuel sensors were not working properly, but later, the station realized someone had \u201cripped the vents and hose and stolen fuel,\u201d investigators told Global News in an email.<\/p>\n

\u201cRCMP responded and upon further investigation noted a major fuel spill along the nearby treeline,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n

Damian Knudson, an employee at the station, told Global News Monday the \u201cenvironmental damage\u201d has him fuming.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNot only is it expensive cleanup, that\u2019s frustrating its own right, but there\u2019s water right here, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an environmental disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n

The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.<\/p>\n

\u2014 with files from Jasmine King<\/a><\/p>\n

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