Crime & Safety
Business Reports Unauthorized Use of Credit Card, Police Say
The Mechanics Plus fuel card was used on several occasions at various Hess stations without authorization, troopers report.
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An Upper Milford Township service station recently reported to police that someone has on several occasions used its fleet gas card to purchase fuel at the business' expense and without its knowledge.
A representative of Mechanics Plus of 4701 Colebrook Ave. said that its Hess fleet gas card has been used at different Hess stations in Lehigh County on several occasions without the permission of the business, according to state police at Fogelsville. A value was not given.
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The representative on April 11 reported the thefts and said they began on Jan. 12, 2013, police said.