200 pounds of explosives stolen

[BEER980]

Authorities investigating the theft of 200 pounds of high explosives from a police storage facility on the Peninsula asked for the public's help Wednesday and said they have not identified suspects or a motive in the case. Marti McKee, a spokeswoman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives, which is handling the investigation, said the agency is working with the FBI and local authorities to recover the missing material.

"In cases like this they are often broken by a tip from the public," she said. "The public can have a great impact on a case like this."

McKee said the explosives, which posed a significant danger, were stolen from a storage facility near the Crystal Springs Reservoir, west of Interstate 280, over the July 4th weekend. The thief or thieves broke into five locked steel containers and made off with the explosives, which belonged to the San Francisco Police Department and the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department.


The theft was discovered Tuesday morning by a visiting agent from the FBI, which also uses the facility. McKee declined to release details about the theft or explain the security measures at the site. She noted that explosives caches are "generally stored in remote locations, but because of their remote location it's hard to keep an eye on them."

McKee said it was still too early to speculate as to who perpetrated the theft or why. "Right now we do not have a suspect, we do not have a motive," she said. "I would say we haven't ruled out any possibilities."

The high explosives that were stolen had either been confiscated by police or used during training drills, McKee said. High explosives differ from low explosives in that they require a detonator or blasting caps to ignite. Low explosives, like a pipe bomb, can explode with fire or a hard blow. McKee said the explosives could cause significant damage. "It's dangerous and dangerous in the wrong hands," she said. Anyone with information in the case is asked to contact their local police department or call the ATF tip line at (888) 283-8477.

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[Stephanie]

...and that NJ tanker truck is still missing...

[BEER980]

Umm here is a partial list that I have from someone else that I need to update.

STOLEN or MISSING IN THE AMERICAS 2002/2003

Stolen Ammonium Nitrate (tones)
Stolen Nitric Acid (tones)
Stolen Borac Acid
Stolen Lithium
Stolen Cyanide (30 tones)
Stolen Plastic Explosives (tones)
Stolen Dynamite (tones)
Stolen Tanker Truck
Stolen Airplanes including a converted 737(3)
Missing Crop Dusters (3 total - and the owners is missing as well, Saudi Owned). My brother asked me if I heard of this and I did not. He was staying in FL. When he heard it over the news. This was 1 month before 9-11)
Stolen VISA Machine
Missiles Smuggled into the US (at least 125 SAMs and 25 RPGs)
Stolen Radiation Machines (9)
Stolen Small Arms (several Hundred)
Stolen FedEx Double Tandem Tractor Trailer
Stolen Tractor Trailers (3)
Stolen Police Uniforms
Stolen Fire Department Uniforms
Stolen Airline Uniforms

[whiteoutwx1796]

hmmmmm....scary stuff.

[azsnowman]

Ya know.....I don't know if the explosives stolen at a mine near Prescott, Az. have ever been recovered, it's been quite a while ago, if indeed they HAVEN'T been found, there was enough stuff stolen to blow up a small community!

Dennis