VIDEO: Thieves steal $1,000 worth of grease from Columbus restaurant

Columbus Police are currently searching for a pair of suspects who they say stole $1,000 worth of grease from a west side restaurant.

A pair of young male suspects who was captured on surveillance video outside of a restaurant on the 2400 block of Hilliard Rome Road in Hilliard. 

The individuals broke apart a tank holding approximately $1,000 worth of grease and siphoned it into their own container. According to Police, a separate company was planning to collect the grease.

The suspects in the video are wearing neon high-visibility vests, and police say they arrived in a white Econoline 350 box truck with silver roll-up doors. The incident is being investigated as felony theft.

If you have any information about the incident, contact Det. Conley at 614-645-2084, or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.

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