{"id":57693,"date":"2026-10-09T09:06:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=57693"},"modified":"2026-10-07T09:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:01:06","slug":"thief-river-falls-man-cited-in-gas-drive-off-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/thief-river-falls-man-cited-in-gas-drive-off-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief River Falls: Man Cited in Gas Drive-Off Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thief River Falls Man Cited in Gas Drive-Off Theft<\/h2>\n

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me)<\/a> \u2014 Ricky James Charpentier, 35, of New Iberia, Louisiana, has been cited in connection with a reported gasoline theft in Thief River Falls.<\/p>\n

Police received the report at 12:28 p.m. on Sept. 28.<\/p>\n

The reported theft happened the night before, according to the police report.<\/p>\n

The incident was reported at Northdale Main in Thief River Falls.<\/p>\n

Police Say Driver Left Without Paying<\/h2>\n

Charpentier was cited for theft of motor fuel from a retailer.<\/p>\n

Police allege he pumped gasoline and then drove away without paying.<\/p>\n

The report states the unpaid fuel totaled $25.02.<\/p>\n

The information provided does not state what kind of vehicle was involved.<\/p>\n

It also does not say how police identified the suspect.<\/p>\n

No additional charges were listed in the information provided.<\/p>\n

Retail Fuel Theft Can Lead to Criminal Charges<\/h2>\n

Gas drive-off cases are usually investigated as theft matters.<\/p>\n

Minnesota law covers theft under Minnesota Statute 609.52<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The amount involved can affect how a case is charged.<\/p>\n

The police report in this case lists a citation, not a more serious charge.<\/p>\n

Retailers often use cameras, receipts, and witness information in these investigations.<\/p>\n

Those details were not included in the brief report provided here.<\/p>\n

Case Details Remain Limited<\/h2>\n

The report does not list a court date.<\/p>\n

It also does not state whether Charpentier later paid for the fuel.<\/p>\n

A citation or arrest does not prove guilt.<\/p>\n

Charpentier is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

Charges can also be amended, dismissed, or resolved in other ways.<\/p>\n

Public court records may be available through Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Police reports often contain early details.<\/p>\n

Those details can change as a case moves through the court system.<\/p>\n

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/small><\/p>\n

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Ricky James Charpentier, 35, was cited after police said he drove away without paying for $25.02 in gasoline at Northdale Main in Thief River Falls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"","timeOption":"","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":""},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12],"tags":[24798,13094,14363,20226,26146,26147,778,786],"class_list":["post-57693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-gas-theft","tag-minnesota-theft-citation","tag-motor-fuel-theft","tag-northdale-main","tag-ricky-james-charpentier","tag-theft-of-motor-fuel-from-retailer","tag-thief-river-falls","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57693"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57695,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57693\/revisions\/57695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}