‘Liquid Gold’: Cooking Oil Thefts in Northeastern and Central PA

SCOTURN, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two women have been arrested after police say they stole cooking oil from a Monroe County diner on SR611. According to the Pocono Township Police Department, on October 7 around 7:30 a.m., officers were called to the Scotrun Diner on State Route 611 for a theft of used cooking …

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators say they have arrested two men who were attempting to steal cooking oil in Luzerne County. According to the Hazleton City Police Department, on Wednesday around 11:00 a.m., officers were called for a box truck trying to steal cooking oil in the 600 block of …

EXETER BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they arrested two men after the two attempted to commit a cooking oil theft at Pizza L’Oven. According to the Wyoming Area Regional Police Department, on Wednesday at 2:53 a.m., officers were on patrol in Exeter Borough, when they observed a white van that …

TUNKHANNOCK, TOWNSHIP, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say they arrested a man after a traffic stop uncovered 600 gallons of cooking oil suspected to be stolen out of Pennsylvania and New York. According to Pennsylvania State Police, on May 5 around 7:30 a.m., troopers pulled over a vehicle on State …

BUTLER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two New York men are locked up Thursday on theft-related charges. This was after an early morning incident in Luzerne County involving the alleged attempt to steal used cooking oil. Eyewitness News has been reporting on the thefts of used cooking oil from area businesses, …

POCONO TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pocono Township Police Department says they are investigating a cooking oil theft that happened inside the Tannersville Plaza. On March 13, Police say the two suspects were in a white-colored van with a mounted ladder roof rack and writing on the front passenger …

PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Plains Township Police have two New Jersey men in custody they say were involved in an attempted cooking oil theft. At 1:28 p.m. on November 14, police say they responded to the Burger King at 81 North River Street in Plains Township for the report of an attempted …

TUNKHANNOCK TOWNSHIP, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennslyvania State Police reported a used cooking oil theft at the Fireplace Restaurant, Sunday morning. State Troopers say around 7:35 a.m., on Sunday, a van entered the parking lot of the Fireplace Restaurant and stole used cooking oil. The van then fled the …

OLD LYCOMING TOWNSHIP, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they arrested two men who were involved in a cooking oil theft, Friday morning. According to the Old Lycoming Township Police Department, Raymond Hernandez, and Luis Sanchez, both 30 from Yonkers, New York, were arrested at Pudgies Pizza on Lycoming …

POCONO TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police have two men in custody they say attempted to steal cooking oil from a local business. Police said they responded to a report of two men stealing cooking oil from behind a local business in Tannersville. Officers were told the two men fled from the business …