Tanks, a lot: Nevada gas thieves on drilling spree target vehicles

(CBS/AP) ELKO, Nev. - Drill, baby, drill is the apparent m.o. of gasoline thieves who have struck again in rural northeast Nevada.

The Elko Daily Free Press reports the latest victims include the newspaper itself.

Police say the gas thieves have hit more than a dozen vehicles the past month, drilling holes in gas tanks and likely draining the fuel into buckets. In addition to a newspaper truck, tanks were tapped over the weekend at a car dealer, a laundry and a grocery store.

Previous targets included a city councilman's truck and a state-owned SUV.

Police have no suspects, and say they haven't been able to establish any pattern to the thefts.

Authorities say replacement tanks are costing the victims anywhere from $500 to $2,000.