2 arrested for allegedly stealing cooking oil from London restaurants

Sergio Gonzalez and Richard Delgado were arrested after reports of a theft in progress on South Laurel Road near El Pescador.

According to an arrest citation, London police received a call about two men pumping cooking oil from waste tanks of several restaurants in the area into the back of a box truck.

After a short investigation, it was determined that Gonzalez was not employed to transfer the cooking oil, and the truck was registered to Delgado as his personal vehicle.

Both were charged with two counts of theft by unlawful taking or disposition of property valued between $1,000 and $10,000.