Jan. 5—An Albuquerque man was recently arrested after allegedly trying to steal fuel from a Santa Fe gas station.
Alfredo Hechavarria, 37, of Albuquerque, is charged with larceny — over $20,000 — receiving stolen property, possession of a controlled substance and criminal damage to property — over $1,000. Hechavarria’s wife, Dania Guerra, 37, is charged with multiple conspiracy charges.
Hechavarria and Guerra are being held at the Santa Fe County Adult Detention Center. It is unclear if they have attorneys.
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The case is still under investigation, according to Santa Fe Deputy Chief of Police Ben Valdez.
At about 5:15 p.m. Friday, the Santa Fe Police Department received a call of possible fuel theft at a Speedway in the 2600 block of Sawmill, near St. Francis Drive.
When officers arrived, they found a man later identified as Hechavarria filling up a pickup. Officers learned that over the past few weeks he had altered a gas pump so the pump would dispense more fuel than it could calculate. Hechavarria had also modified his truck with an additional fuel tank in the bed to contain large amounts of fuel. In total, more than $20,000 in fuel had been taken, Valdez said.
Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office deputies went to Hechavarria’s home and found an additional vehicle that has also been linked to several fuel theft incidents, which was seized as evidence, Valdez said.
“We thank the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in this case,” Valdez said.
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