Thieves drain $2,000 worth of gas from Pasadena, Calif. station

(CBS/KCBS) PASADENA, Calif. - California police are searching for four suspects who stole more than 500 gallons of gas from a Mobil station in Pasadena Monday morning.

At today's prices, that's well over $2,000 worth.

The suspects used some type of card or mechanism to trigger the pumps to release the gas. Officials say the suspects hauled it away using flatbed trucks, reports CBS station KCBS.

According to police the four men made off with 528 gallons to be exact, totaling about $2,246, reports the station.

The crime took place sometime between 2 and 4 a.m., according to police.

The same men are believed to have pulled off a similar theft in Studio City two weeks ago, where more than 1,700 gallons of gas disappeared.