Brockville police charge two men for stealing gas from King Street West Circle K

Police in Brockville have laid charges after passengers of a vehicle were twice observed not paying for fuel at a local gas station.

Brockville police state in an Aug. 1 media release that on July 31, at about 11 a.m., police received a report that the occupants of a red Dodge Caravan, who were observed pumping gas at the Circle K on King Street West, had failed to pay for the fuel.

“Investigation revealed that a male passenger exited the vehicle and pumped $20 worth of fuel, while the owner of the red Dodge Caravan remained in the vehicle,” the release states. “They left the area and did not make any attempts to pay.”

A short time later, the van was located with the same passenger in the van, identified to be a 40-year-old male.

“This event is of note, as the same incident had occurred on July 23, 2024, with the same vehicle and owner, but different passenger committing the act of theft,” police say. “In that incident, the subject was a 22-year-old, male who pumped about $98 worth of fuel.”

Charges of theft under $5,000 were laid in both cases on the male suspects. They were released with conditions and a future court dates.