I was not sure there was another incident or the initial was reported incorrectly.
Two of the tank theft locations, Independence and Lees Summit are adjacent cities. Independence the home of Harry S Truman was once christened Meth capital of the World and may very well still retain the title.
The majority of Mosques are just East of Independence in Kansas City, MO and there is one just East of Lee Summit towards Grandview.
The Highway Shooter and Muslim convert Mohammad Pedro Whitaker who terrorized the I470/I435/71HWY interchange back in 2014 is from the Kansas City, MO area. The media has never reported what happened to him, for all we know he was released and walking free.
http://cashill.com/regional/whatever_happened_to.htm
Could be drug related, could be Jihad related, could be someone looking for a free heating fuel source o maybe some is having a hell of a tail gate party.