South Carolina men accused of stealing grease from Cocke County restaurants

NEWPORT, Tenn. - Police arrested two men from South Carolina who they say were stealing grease from restaurants last night.
According to authorities, the two men were observed around some restaurants in Newport, Tenn., looking for grease pits.
Authorities said that the men run a grease business and that one of the individuals had already been arrested for this crime once and been released from jail Friday.
Both men attempted to flee in one of the trucks they were using to hold the grease, authorities said. In the truck investigators found around 2,000 gallons of grease, police said.
Now, both men face charges of theft and trespassing.
More details as they develop online and in Monday's News Sentinel.


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