Wrong Guy to Leave a Trail: Former Repo Supervisor Accused in Bizarre Fuel-Card Scheme

Wawa cameras, a mismatched BMW, Mom’s yellow Chevy and a company iPhone allegedly led police straight to him

PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, PA — A local man’s dreams of achieving a lifetime supply of fuel have been cut short, thanks to a combination of high-definition convenience store surveillance cameras, a highly distinct mismatched luxury SUV, and his mother’s bright yellow economy car.

Tyron Spencer Long, an ex-supervisor of a local plymouth township specialized towing and repossession business, is facing a slew of charges after allegedly orchestrating a multi-week Wawa gas station tour using a company American Express card he technically didn’t even have physical possession of. According to police documents, Long allegedly bypassed the minor inconvenience of no longer being employed by the company by remaining logged into his Wawa mobile app, which was conveniently linked to a current coworker’s corporate credit card.

Rather than laying low, following his resignation in May, authorities say Long embarked on a relentless fuel-buying spree across Montgomery County Pennsylvania throughout June and July. His criminal master plan ran into a few logistical hurdles, primarily his choice of getaway vehicles. Surveillance footage compiled by Wawa’s Senior Asset Protection team captured Long fueling up in two wildly contrasting cars: a white BMW X5 featuring highly noticeable, unpainted dark front and rear bumpers, and a tiny, radioactive-yellow Chevrolet Spark.

Plymouth Township Police Detectives quickly traced the yellow subcompact back to its registered owner: Long’s mother in who he resides with.

The investigation reached a peak when detectives paid a visit to the mother’s residence, spotting the uniquely multi-colored BMW proudly parked on the street. Shortly after the police visit, detectives managed to get Long on the phone to inquire about another missing item—a company-issued Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max valued at nearly $1,200. Long assured the detective with total confidence that the luxury smartphone had been “placed in the mail several weeks ago.”

Unfortunately for Long, cellular records provided by Verizon proved the phone was not, in fact, traveling through the United States Postal Service. Instead, the phone bill revealed an active flurry of calls and text messages, including a frantic call from his mother just minutes after the police left her doorstep to the phone.

Long has been charged with access device fraud and theft, proving once and for all that while the Wawa app is great for ordering a Shorti hoagie, using it to fund a two-car regional racing circuit on your ex-boss’s dime will promptly land you in the back of a police cruiser.

Seeking an off-ramp from his legal troubles, Long waived his preliminary hearing with the intention of applying for the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program, a diversionary program specifically designed to give first-time offenders a clean slate—provided they stay far away from their ex-coworker’s digital wallets