A thief stole gas worth $3,000 from a filling station by hacking the pump with his phone's Bluetooth, report says

• Police are investigating the theft of $3,000 of gas at a filling station in Detroit.
• The store says the gas pump was hacked using Bluetooth to override the payment system.
• It comes after gas prices in the US hit record highs this summer. 

A thief stole almost 800 gallons of gas from a Detroit filling station after hacking into a pump using his cell phone's Bluetooth, Fox 2 Detroit reported.

The thief seems to have used Bluetooth to gain control of the gas pump and override its payment system at a Shell station in Detroit's west side, its owner told the outlet.

The owner, named Mo, said it essentially meant free gas for everyone.