Kitchen grease fuels a wave of fry crooks
Used cooking oil is stolen from restaurants to brew biodiesel
P-I STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES
The biodiesel boom is turning into an unanticipated boon for a far-from-green portion of the population — petty thieves, who are trading in the used cooking oil.
Cooking oil rustling is such a problem that the owners of the Olympia Pizza and Pasta Restaurant in Arlington are considering using a surveillance camera to keep watch on its 50-gallon grease barrel.