PEMBROKE PARK, FLA. (WSVN) - A man accused of stealing fuel from a Pembroke Park gas station faced a judge Wednesday.

Oscar Venta was charged with armed burglary, possession of burglary tools, criminal mischief and resisting arrest.

According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the 33-year-old siphoned gas from a fuel reservoir into a thousand gallon container hidden in a minivan.

It all happened at the Chevron gas station on Southwest 37th Avenue and Hallandale Beach Boulevard.

Venta is being held on a $26,000 bond.

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