2 accused of trying to steal used cooking oil
Two Queens men tried to steal used cooking oil from an Island Park restaurant Wednesday morning by vacuuming it from a recycling container, Nassau County police said.
Byron A. Villacres Parra, 28, of 1827 Woodbine St., Ridgewood, and Mario A. Romero Malave, 38, of 51-19 103rd St., Corona, were arrested on charges of attempted petty larceny and possession of burglary tools, police said.
Police said they saw the two men parked in a box truck behind a restaurant at 4310 Austin Blvd. at about 3:18 a.m. The men attempted to use high-powered suction equipment to empty a restaurant's recycling container of the used oil, police said.
The oil can be sold to recycling companies and converted to biodiesel, similar to diesel fuel, police said.
Police arrested the men, who were scheduled to be arraigned Thursday at First District Court in Hempstead.
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