Restaurant grease is liquid gold to some thieves. Because of its use in the biofuel industry, leftover cooking grease can be a lucrative substance and an attractive target for criminals. The National Renderers Association estimates it (legally) collects about 4.4 billion pounds of used cooking oil in the U.S. and Canada each year, but Bloomberg reported in 2017 that cooking-grease thefts were on the rise as the U.S. energy industry demanded more used oil. This month, cops have apprehended at least one thief: Alvaro Mendez Flores was arrested and confessed to stealing hundreds of gallons of grease from a Burger...
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