BROOKINGS COUNTY (10-12-26) — The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of approximately 120 gallons of diesel fuel siphoned from a tractor over the weekend.
The sheriff’s office said the report came in shortly before 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 11. The caller reported a tractor been parked at the edge of a field near 463rd Avenue and 199th Street. When the owner returned, they discovered the previously-full tank had been siphoned and an estimated 120 gallons of fuel had been stolen.
The sheriff’s office encourages farmers leaving machinery in fields overnight to notify dispatch of the location so deputies can incorporate those areas into routine patrols.
The incident remains under investigation by the Brookings County Sheriff’s Office. Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 605-696-8300 or submit an anonymous tip via Brookings Area Crimestoppers — http://www.brookingsareacrimestoppers.com/ or 605-692-STOP (7867).
— Brookings Radio News
