RE: Cops Seek Radioactive Thief

["Turpin, Baynard" <baynard.turpin@rfets.gov>]

Florida, West Palm Beach area.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Warren Church [SMTP:Warren_Church%uml.edu@inet.rfets.gov]
> Sent:	Thursday, March 18, 1999 10:42 AM
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	Re: Cops Seek Radioactive Thief
> 
> Where is Pembroke Pines?
> warren_church@uml.edu
> 
> Sandy Perle wrote:
> 
> > Cops Seek Radioactive Thief - (PEMBROKE PINES) -- An urgent
> > search is underway for some radioactive material stolen from a
> > utility truck in Pembroke Pines. The potentially-deadly pill-sized
> > iridium is housed inside a Gamma Ray Projector... and used to
> > detect stress fractures in water mains, sewer pipes, buildings and
> > even aircraft. Police believe the thief may NOT know how
> > dangerous the loot actually is. Environmental officials say the
> > iridium can cause illness and severe burns within a week of casual
> > exposure. One expert says one hour of constant close contact can
> > even kill you.
> >
> > Sandy Perle
> > E-Mail: sandyfl@earthlink.net
> > Personal Website: http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/1205
> >
> > "The object of opening the mind, as of opening
> > the mouth, is to close it again on something solid"
> >               - G. K. Chesterton -
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