Annapolis police said they are investigating a string of incidents where someone has drilled holes into the gas tanks of parked vehicles and stolen the gas.

According to a story on WJZ in Baltimore, Annapolis police are looking into at least a dozen similar incidents on West Street. Most of the thefts happened Monday night, according to police.

Patch earlier reported that police had responded to a similar incident of someone drilling into a gas tank in the 1000 block of West Street sometime overnight from Jan. 10-11.

Police warned that the situation could turn dangerous with the friction from the drill igniting the gasoline.