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Hi,
I remember the news story about a tanker truck missing. Here's the story... Whether or not it will be used for terrorism..who knows. Most likely it was "made" to disappear for the insurance money or it was stolen and the numbers changed so another trucking company could use it. My husband and I had a local P & D ten years ago and I can't tell you how many times a trailer would just disappear.
Cheers, Kim
Stolen Tanker Update April 27, 2004 — It was a week ago when Action News first reported that a 9-thousand gallon tanker was missing from its yard in Pennsauken, New Jersey.
VIDEO: David Henry reports
The apparent theft of the tanker came on the heels of the disappearance of potentially dangerous chemicals in North Jersey. Well, both the truck and the chemicals are still missing. The FBI and New Jersey counter terrorism officials are taking both thefts seriously, a tanker truck missing from a yard in Pennsauken, and a potentially explosive chemical missing from a company in North Jersey. They may be the work of terrorists, but it remains to be seen if they are connected in any way.
The chemical was taken from Eastern Concrete Materials in Bogota, New Jersey on two occasions. In all, the thieves got away with 33-hundred gallons of Rheocrete, an additive that prevents corrosion of steel supports inside poured concrete.
In its purest form, the chemical can be combined with other agents to concoct a bomb like the fertilizer bomb used to blow up the federal building in Oklahoma City.
On the first occasion the thieves lifted 26-hundred gallons of Rheocrete sometime between March 31st and April 5th.
That was before the 9,000-gallon tanker truck disappeared. The truck was reported missing sometime between the 8th and 12th of April.
The second chemical theft of 700 gallons occurred between the 9th and 12th of April.
The thefts of the chemical and the truck have raised alarms among anti terror groups around the country.
The FBI and New Jersey Counter terrorism officials are investigating both thefts, but the FBI says there's no evidence that they're connected.
And New Jersey officials say the missing chemical is not easily turned into a bomb. The office of Homeland Security has issued alerts about the potential for tanker trucks to be used as bombs or to spread germ agents.
Investigators have gotten dozens of tips about the tanker, but say they haven't found it yet. Although, the FBI tells Action News they know more about the tanker than they're able to reveal to the public at this point.
David Henry, Channel 6 Action News.
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