TAMPA, Fla. – A man who was out on bond was arrested again for stealing diesel, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded to an alert about a vehicle with a stolen Florida tag near Progress Boulevard and Falkenburg Road around 11:15 p.m. on Tuesday. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies made contact with the driver, 26-year-old Jesus Alvarez-Moreno.
Officials say they noticed a strong diesel odor.
According to deputies, they discovered the car had been modified to steal diesel from underground fuel tanks. There was a 300-gallon plastic cube container, two 55-gallon plastic drums, and car batteries, according to HCSO.
Authorities say two of the drums contained fuel.…