The Curry County Sheriff’s Office received a report Monday, March 11th, that a lock was broken to an outdoor fuel tank next to one of the shops at Peter’s Cranberry Farm on Airport Road in Sixes over the weekend.
It was believed at the time of the report, that several hundred dollars worth of non-ethanol premium fuel was stolen at two different times by the same suspect over the weekend.
This incident was captured on newly installed surveillance equipment after a trespass occurred nearly two weeks prior.
The potential identity of the suspect was learned through investigation and leads provided by the public after the victim posted photographs of the suspect and vehicle online.
The Bandon Police Department reported back to the Curry County Sheriff’s Office the person suspected in this theft was Nicholas Sucec out of Coos County.
It was reported that Nicholas was residing in the Coos County area and a Bandon Police Department Sergeant observed the pickup seen in the Sixes theft on Tuesday, March 12th.
A traffic stop was attempted and the driver fled in a dodge pickup truck. The male driver was identified as Nicholas Sucec and was taken into custody without further incident.
The investigating Curry County Deputy responded to Bandon to interview Sucec and during the interview admissions were made about the fuel theft over the weekend.
He was cited and released for the fuel theft, criminal trespass and criminal mischief at Peters Cranberry Farm before being taken into custody by the Bandon Police Department for Felony Elude, Reckless Driving, and two valid warrants out of Coos Bay PD for failure to appear.
