It has been reported that thieves utilizing a modified horse trailer recently stole 500 gallons of fuel from a gas station.

An article by Los Angeles Times explains that a pick-up truck towing a modified horse trailer pulled into a gas station in Riverside, Los Angeles on July 22 and made off with quite a haul.

According to an eyewitness account, the trailer was parked over a tank-filing hole in the ground. The report states that the modified trailer had a concealed interior pumping system which allowed the thieves to steal the fuel.

The article also states that the trailer reportedly had an ‘alien’ sticker on the rear.

(With files from the Los Angeles Times)