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POLICE LOG: Another King Gas Complaint Lodged
An excerpt from the WPD police log. The following arrest information was supplied by the Woburn Police Department. The arrest does not indicate a conviction.
The following is an excerpt from the Woburn Police Department log. Please note that this is a sampling of activity in the log, not a complete account. We report all arrests included in the daily police log.
Featured Call of the Day:
April 2 – At 5:02 p.m., a Woburn woman reported she went to King Gas on Main Street and asked for $30 in gasoline. After paying for the gas and returning home, the woman told police she realized her gas gauge had not moved. The woman returned to King Gas, according to police, and confronted the attendant, who said that she would have to speak to the manager. Police reported this is one of several complaints against the gas station.
Other Incidents:
April 2 –
At 9:17 a.m., a Woburn woman reported she was stopped at a red traffic light on Salem Street, when another car struck hers from behind. The woman told police she put her car in park and was ready to exchange information, when the other driver “started yelling at her and flipped her ‘the bird.’” The other car drove away on Washington Street, said police.
At 12:06 p.m., a Kimball Court man reported his car broken into and several items stolen. According to police, the man’s backpack, a bank checkbook, two iPhones, and a GPS were stolen.
At 5:24 p.m., a Main Street woman picked up her lost wallet at the police station. According to police, the wallet was found at the Hammond Square post office box. The woman checked the contents and said that only some change and a check appeared to be missing.
At 5:33 p.m., police responded to a two-car accident at the Best Western Hotel and Montvale Avenue. According to police, a witness reported seeing one car cross the double-yellow line in an attempt to pass a car that was letting another car turn onto the road.
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Earnhardt
10:20 am on Tuesday, April 3, 2012
They really need to be reported to the better business beaureau
Chris Murphy
10:24 am on Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Just say no to king gas. Prime is right around the corner on Main St. Just as cheap.
Shannon Sevier
10:32 am on Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Not for nothing BUT How the heck do you not notice your gas gauge did not move before you left the station? I go there 2 times a week and I have never had a problem. Now that they have the lowest price in the city the complaints come rolling in! Well that's not stopping the hundreds of cars a week from pulling in there. Its also the responsibility of the consumer to look at your gauge before you leave. They don't take your money BEFORE pumping the gas they take it AFTER! Pay Attention!
Mary J. Sawyer
11:26 am on Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Obviously someone wasn't paying attention to the previous 2 King Gas police reports: police were called because the customer asked for $30 worth of gas and they put in $50 leaving the customer stuck paying for $20 more gas than she could pay for. This happened twice at King Gas Station over the past 2 weeks. It can only happen when you pay AFTER the gas has already been pumped.
kelly
11:36 am on Tuesday, April 3, 2012
King gas is full of scumbags. i used to go there until a few months ago when one of the gas attendants asked me for a kiss and wouldn't take my money until i gave him one. i threw the money out the window and told him to kick rocks. haven't been back since
chris
8:22 pm on Friday, May 25, 2012
what does kick rocks mean?
Marcia R Sullivan
5:07 pm on Tuesday, April 3, 2012
MRS
I can understand not noticing the gauge right away. It happened to me in Stoneham Stop & Shop station. After I pulled out I noticed the gauge was only reading 1/4 full. I went back and they told me it must be the gauge. I then went into S&S to the manager. He too told me it was the gauge. You know what? It was!!!
However, I won't go into any gas station that has in miniscule print that the price is $.10 more if you use a credit card. Before the gas prices became an issue, it made no difference between cash or credit. Why should it now?
Carter Joslin
1:06 am on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Xpress Fuel 505 Main St. I work there we'll take good care of ya.
Beth
10:38 am on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
I have had a similar issue with King. The gas gauge didn't seem to move as far as I would have thought given the $$ I put in. I checked the pump and it reflected the $ I had put in. I stopped going there and have never had that problem with my gas gauge again.
mickey mouse
12:30 pm on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
i stopped going to king gas after they tried to charge me more than what they put in the tank. this isn't a new problem for them. they have had problems for years.
panda bear
4:01 pm on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
They should be shut down. They love to victimize women and the elderly.
Jean
10:34 pm on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
I think the city needs to shut this place down. Bunch of thieves.
big lou
10:28 am on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
dum crack heads working there
Mary W
3:50 pm on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
I frequent King, and have for a while, never had a problem.The attendants are always pleasant. Why judge all of them unfavorably? Half of you make the rest of us Woburnites sound belligerent. How would you like your family member being called a crackhead, or a thief? Have mercy! Get a life!
Speaking truthfully
8:44 am on Thursday, June 21, 2012
I will never go to king gas...EVER. i would even pay more for my gas than to go there saving because in reality, its a rip off. I do not understand how they are still in business. Its beyond me. Perhaps ones in these situations are telling the wrong people? Try contacting the BBB get these people shut down. (and im not saying its every employee but i am saying that aside, these business is not helping anyone out by having the cheapest prices posted)