http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=1 <http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=35413> &id=35413 Philadelphia Police Recover Stolen Nuclear Device
High levels of radioactivity were detected Thursday after officials found the stolen nuclear gauge device that had been taken from a construction site on Monday, police said. A piece of the device was missing and the case was opened when officials found it near Germantown and Hunting Park avenues. Authorities blocked off the area because they said there's a good chance the gauge was crushed at a nearby salvage yard. The Department of Homeland Security was on the scene to assist in the investigation. About 10 employees were taken to police headquarters for questioning, including the one who found the yellow box and contacted police. On Monday, the radioactive device was stolen from a truck bed parked at a construction vehicle on the 3300 block of Tasket Street, police said. The gauge was taken between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m., and was taken from a vehicle parked on the grounds of the Audenreid High School replacement project. The gauge, which contains small amounts of radioactive material, is used for measuring the density of soil at construction sites, according to the release. It is enclosed in a bright-yellow case with an exterior decal of three triangular shapes surrounding a small circle, the universal symbol for radioactive contents. When the gauge is in its yellow plastic case, it does not pose any threat or harm. However, the container should not be opened, authorities said in the news release. The device inside consists of a shielding container with a plunger-type handle protruding from the top. "If the soil density gauge is in that container its very safe, all the folks would have to do is call 911, and we'd have a police and fire department response to that and take care of it," said Inspector Robert Tucker of the Philadelphia Police. "If that soil density gauge be out of that box, there is the potential of an exposure to a radio isotope." As long as the source elements of the gauge are in the shielded position, the gauge does not present a hazard to the public, according to the news release. However, any attempt to tamper with the device or handle the source would subject the person doing so to potentially dangerous radioactive exposure, authorities said. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
