The Pharr Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a 50-year-old man accused of stealing nearly 700 gallons of diesel from a gas station.

An arrest warrant was issued for Marcos Escobar of Edinburg, according to the Pharr Police Department. Evidence shows Escobar used a makeshift device to steal 681 gallons of diesel fuel from the Stripes gas station located at 1901 N. Tesoro in Pharr.

Escobar is described as a Cuban man with a height of 5’8, black hair and brown eyes and weighs 190 pounds, according to a news release from the Pharr Police Department.

“Evidence shows that the device was placed inside gas pumps on several occasions and hooked up to the machines in such a way, that when the pump was in use, it bypassed the cashier system,” a news release stated. “Investigators believe there may be several others involved in this scheme." 

According to a news release, the diesel was valued at more than $3,500.

Officers believe the Stripes location had been targeted several times, police said in June when the theft was originally reported. 

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Those with information regarding the alleged scheme are urged to call Pharr police at 956-787-8477.