Thieves Target Schools Oil Supply Again

Oil thieves have struck against Lockerley primary school three times in the past 18 months. The school reopened on January 4th after the Christmas holidays and there was shock and dismay when the realisation that there was no heating set in. They battled it out on the 4th and 5th of January but the decision was then made that the school could not stay open without oil. The oil company simply could not get to the school quick enough for it to stay open due to the treacherous road conditions that were seen throughout the United Kingdom.With a tank half full before the school closed for Christmas, head teacher Ms. Ann Smyth spoke of her shock at finding the gauge showing empty when they returned. The school had to close again from the 6th to the 8th of January, but management continued to try to get more oil delivered. Eventually the oil company managed to battle through the snow and ice and had 1000 litres delivered on the evening of January 7th. But when the school opened agai
n on the following Monday morning the level was again at zero. It was pointed out by Ms. Smyth that the school had been targeted back in July 2008 but that the thieves had fled after being interrupted.Before actually checking inside the tank, staff at first thought that the gauge had been damaged. The school have now had to increase security to try to prevent further oil thefts. One idea that has been considered is to place a cage around the tank so that thieves cannot get to the tank. Police are investigating these incidents.The rise in this type of crime has been blamed on the recession and the fact that oil prices have been rising steadily.Getting the home heated up during winter can be very expensive. Fuel such as electricity and gas show no signs of coming down in price. Clever people are switching to heating oil as a fuel though. When they do they always need their tanks filled with cheap heating oil ensuring they can always heat their home in winter.

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