Duo accused of trying to steal restaurant grease

[April 10, 2009]  WESTLAND, Mich. (AP) -- Two Detroit-area men face larceny and trespassing charges after authorities say they tried to steal used restaurant grease.

Westland police Sgt. Steve Borisch said 52-year-old Christopher Kind and 44-year-old Richard Tallent were arrested early Tuesday at a restaurant in the city 10 miles west of Detroit.

Borisch said an employee of a business that collects and recycles grease under contract with area restaurants had blocked the two with his truck. He told police 1,000 pounds of grease worth about $160 had been drained from a nearby eatery's grease tank.

The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press said Kind and Tallent are free on bond.

Borisch didn't immediately return a message asking if the suspects had attorneys.

[Associated Press]

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