Why are criminals stealing used cooking oil from Scotland's chip shops?

Across Scotland, 178 incidents of cooking oil thefts were reported to police between April to October last year.
Yahoo

Liquid larceny: Used cooking oil thefts bubbling up in the Twin Cities

Video surveillance caught the liquid larceny: A man pulled a box truck behind a Maplewood strip mall in the wee hours in late October, got out, grabbed a hose and jammed it into a bin of used cooking ...
WUSA

Thieves caught siphoning used cooking oil worth thousands from Silver Spring restaurants

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Two men were facing charges Friday = after police say they stole used cooking oil worth thousands of dollars. According to the Montgomery Department of Police, 24-year-old ...
cbs12.com

Suspect used tanker with its own criminal past when stealing cooking oil, SPD says

STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — Stuart police arrested a Port St. Lucie man for allegedly attempting to steal used cooking oil from a closed Stuart restaurant using a tanker truck with a notorious history. The ...
Post and Courier

Not sure what to do with cooking oil after using it? Try recycling with Charleston County.

Charleston County has the answer for what people should do with used cooking oil: Recycle it. The county, partnered with Green Energy Biofuel — a waste management company — allows residents to drop ...

Binman finally settles debate on how to dispose of used cooking oil — not the food bin

This seemingly harmless kitchen scrap can be a nightmare if it's not disposed of correctly, so one expert has weighed in with ...
WPBF

'Who is this guy': The search is on for used cooking oil thieves in Martin County

EVERYBODY FEELS SAFE AND COMFORTABLE ON THE TREASURE COAST. THE SEARCH IS ON FOR THIEVES ACCUSED OF STEALING COOKING OIL FROM LOCAL RESTAURANTS. OUR ANGELA ROZIER SPOKE WITH THE MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF, ...