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Police searching for stolen haz-mat truck
AP ^ | 10/17/01 | By WAYNE PARRY

Posted on 10/17/2001 9:36:13 PM PDT by World'sGoneInsane

Edited on 07/06/2004 6:36:47 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey authorities have issued a nationwide alert for a tractor-trailer carrying a load of fertilizer and pesticide that was stolen from Morris County this week. The truck was bearing placards identifying its cargo as hazardous materials.


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Not to cause alarm, but if you see this truck--please call the authorities. It's a good detailed description, so if you drive on any interstate or major highways, keep an eye out.
1 posted on 10/17/2001 9:36:13 PM PDT by World'sGoneInsane
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To: World'sGoneInsane
another coincidence I suppose
2 posted on 10/17/2001 9:39:27 PM PDT by Sparky760
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To: World'sGoneInsane
But it was not immediately clear what type of fertilizer was in the stolen truck. Toth stressed that only certain types of fertilizer can be used to make explosives.

For example, it's hard to make explosives out of a truckload of this kind of fertilizer:


3 posted on 10/17/2001 9:39:47 PM PDT by Dan Day
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To: World'sGoneInsane
This is another isolated incident.
4 posted on 10/17/2001 9:39:54 PM PDT by Fred Mertz
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To: World'sGoneInsane
I know this company. They sell retail herbicides, insecticides, and fertilzers to places like Home Depot and others.

I worked in the industry (wholesale) for quite awhile and we never had a single truck stolen. But, anything's possible these days.

5 posted on 10/17/2001 9:42:53 PM PDT by Roebucks
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To: World'sGoneInsane
Keeping this bumped.
6 posted on 10/17/2001 9:43:26 PM PDT by Salvation
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To: Roebucks
I know this company. They sell retail herbicides, insecticides, and fertilzers to places like Home Depot and others.

Okay, so did they carry fertilizers that you make bombs with?

7 posted on 10/17/2001 9:47:27 PM PDT by World'sGoneInsane
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To: World'sGoneInsane
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8 posted on 10/17/2001 9:48:27 PM PDT by homegroan
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To: Salvation
Bump! This is not good.
9 posted on 10/17/2001 9:50:17 PM PDT by Wait4Truth
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To: World'sGoneInsane
Let's hope it's not parked next to the still missing crop duster.
10 posted on 10/17/2001 9:51:11 PM PDT by stilts
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To: Wait4Truth
No it's not.
11 posted on 10/17/2001 9:51:19 PM PDT by World'sGoneInsane
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How loud is a crop duster when it flys over?
12 posted on 10/17/2001 9:51:51 PM PDT by World'sGoneInsane
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To: Sparky760
Just another isolated incident I'm sure.

How many isolated incidents need to occur before they are no longer isolated?

13 posted on 10/17/2001 9:52:50 PM PDT by UWhusky
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To: World'sGoneInsane
Gee. New Jersey. Mafia. Truck Thefts. Bet that's never been happened.

There's an easy way to counter this: Require all trucks to be equipped with an integrated lojack type satellite tracking system. Make expenses a 100% write off for businesses in the first year, with the option to hold over if they choose.

Wait, that's too simple and it would work. Would never pass in DC.

14 posted on 10/17/2001 9:56:40 PM PDT by good_ash
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To: World'sGoneInsane
Ammonium nitrate fertilizer is widely available. Rockland is a broad based company offering many products. I can't say for sure but my gut says yes they offered it as a product.
15 posted on 10/17/2001 9:56:58 PM PDT by Roebucks
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To: World'sGoneInsane
What's with New Jersey? I read they now have over 400,000 Muslims and had only 40,000 in 1990. This sounds like a mass invasion. I guess Sadam Hussein may run for Governor of Jersey some day. I say turn Jersey back over to the Mafia. They'll take care of the problems.
16 posted on 10/17/2001 10:00:42 PM PDT by JDGreen123
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To: World'sGoneInsane
Generally, very loud as it is flying low. Also, with all the chemical and spray devices the planes are fairly stripped down and have less insulation making them louder than the usual small private prop plane.
17 posted on 10/17/2001 10:01:42 PM PDT by stilts
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He said police had no reason to suspect the truck was stolen by terrorists. But the cargo was making people nervous Wednesday.

So I guess it isn't good if the cargo was making people nervous today. Well, I guess we can all sleep better they are not suspecting it was stolen by a terrorist. /sarcasm

18 posted on 10/17/2001 10:05:21 PM PDT by World'sGoneInsane
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Will do! Wrote down all info and will pass it on to any trucker , etc I talk to. I bet if all Freepers did this they'd catch him!

I'd like to know the stats on missing Ryders etc and Hazmats etc and the number of this trucker licenses again? Also what was the name of that radical truckers activist group that use to post here?

19 posted on 10/17/2001 10:08:19 PM PDT by JustPiper
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To: World'sGoneInsane
I'm trying to pin this down so I can give you a better answer...

Rockland doesn't have a web site and my last catalogue (1992) doesn't show that product from Rockland.But, we didn't carry all of their products. But, I'll search some more and see what I can find. Worst case, I've got some buddies back east that i can call tomorrow.

20 posted on 10/17/2001 10:09:56 PM PDT by Roebucks
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