[ RadSafe ] Radioactive gauge stolen in Bend

[Boing, Lawrence E.]

 The article as I read it indicated that only the gauge was stolen - not the truck.

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From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf Of John Jacobus
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 11:09 AM
To: Gerry Blackwood; Rad Safe
Cc: Leon Ryrakhowsky; Leon SFS
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Radioactive gauge stolen in Bend

I assume that the pickup truck was really the target of the theft.  The gauge was a bonus item.

--- Gerry Blackwood <gpblackwood at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Radioactive gauge stolen in BendBright yellow plastic housing easily 
> identifiable Bright yellow heavy plastic box marked with radiation 
> labels should be easy to spot.
> 
> 
> Bend.com news sources
> Posted: Friday, March 4, 2005 4:29 PM
> On Friday morning at approximately 7:00 a.m. the Bend Police 
> Department received a report of a theft from a motor vehicle of a 
> moisture density gauge which contains radiation. The 
> radiation-containing gauge was stolen overnight from a brown Chevy 
> pickup parked at the Holiday Inn Express.
> Terry Lindsey, manager of Radiation Protection Services, Department of 
> Human Services, said the missing equipment is a bright yellow Troxler 
> Model 3440 nuclear gauge (serial number 35472) that has two radiation 
> sources, both contained in a lead shield. "The gauge is carried in a 
> bright yellow heavy plastic box marked with radiation labels", he 
> said. The gauge is approximately 3' x 1 ½' x 1 ½'
> and is very heavy.
> 
> The gauge, used in road construction testing, was chained and locked 
> in the cab of a pickup overnight.
> It is the same model as one that was lost and recovered two years ago 
> in the Portland metropolitan area and the same model as a gauge stolen 
> this fall in Simi Valley, California.
> 
> When a crime of this nature occurs it is reported to the U.S. Nuclear 
> Regulatory Commission (NRC).
> http://www.nrc.gov/
> 
> The radiation contained in the gauge is shielded.
> However, if the equipment We are concerned that the gauge could be 
> discarded anywhere by the persons who stole the gauge.Terry 
> LindseyRadiation Protection Services, Department of Human Serviceswere 
> used improperly or tampered with, the individual could receive burned 
> hands or serious radiation exposure.
> "We are concerned that the gauge could be discarded anywhere by the 
> persons who stole the gauge", said Lindsey. "Anyone who may find this 
> device should not try to open its locking mechanisms. Improper use of 
> the device can result in exposure to dangerous levels of radiation," 
> he said.
> 
> If this gauge is located, please contact law enforcement, who will, in 
> turn, contact the Hazardous Materials Team to respond to pick it up.
> Anyone with any information regarding this theft or the location of 
> the gauge is asked to contact the Bend Police Department. Anyone 
> having questions about the device may contact radiation protection 
> staff at DHS at (503) 731-4014. Photos and information on the gauge 
> and transport container are on the Web at 
> http://troxlerlabs.com/PRODUCTS/3440.shtml .
> 
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> 
> 
> 
> "Dante once said that the hottest places in hell are reserved for 
> those who in a period of moral crisis maintain their neutrality."
> 
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