At least it wasn't butane... butane's a bastard gas.
Posted on 11/30/2004 11:28:47 AM PST by Columbus Dawg
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Officials are investigating the theft of about 30 propane tanks from a local hardware store, NBC 4's Nancy Burton reported.
The propane tanks were stolen at about 10 p.m. Monday from the Sears Hardware store in the Northwest Center at Henderson and Reed roads.
The tanks were being stored outside in locked cages, Burton reported.
Police said thieves broke the locks on the last two cages and stole about 30 tanks.
Burton said a witness called the store as the theft occurred. The manager on duty then called police, but the suspects left the scene before police arrived.
The witness said he saw a large white Ryder truck and two sets of feet between the store and cages.
Police have notified the FBI about the theft. Because so many tanks were taken, officials from the Department of Homeland Security are investigating the incident.
Officials said they do not have a motive for the theft.
If Clams got legs, then Plankton may have pulled off the heist... :)
Yes. They'll sell easy. And they won't even have to discount them.
My sentiments exactly. If Al Queda can afford to spend $500,000 to take down the WTC, it can surely afford to spend $500 on propane tanks at the local Home Depot.
It continues to amuse me, by the way, that people refer to "Columbus, Ohio" even though the next largest Columbus is about 1/8 our population.
Arctic Air coming down. It's gonna get cold. Quick buck in the hood. Move the stolen grills indoors.
With the high cost of heating this winter .. that is a good possibility
That's exactly what I was thinking. Terrorists don't have to resort to stealing propane tanks. They can buy or smuggle in far more lethal stuff than that.
Officials said they do not have a motive for the theft.
I’m going to speculate and suggest that perhaps the motive involved the monetary value of propane tanks and the greed of an unscrupulous person or persons.
Could be poor loser Democrats. Wasn't Jesse Jackson in Columbus recently?
I hope you are right. That would be a much better use of them. In the back of my mind though, is the thought that we know there are terror cells in Ohio (probably every state, really), we know they had plans to blow up a shopping mall in Columbus at one time and two of them were caught, Ohio is a "red" state, and Ohio is kind of THE red state that tipped the balance for Bush. Okay...that said...I am putting my tin hat back on. I just hope all my friends and family in Ohio will be extra vigilant!
Boy, y'all sure are jumpy.
But my home is gonna be toasty warm this winter.
He-he.
Probably stolen by meth lab operators. They use the propane for 'cooking', to be sure, but they also empty the tanks and use them to store anhydrous ammonia, one of he essential ingredients used in the process. In these parts, many farmers have 500 / 1000 gallon tanks of anhydrous, as it is used as a component in fertilizer. Nasty stuff to handle, too.
We - northern Idaho, eastern washington - also have experienced a wave of small propane tank thefts.
I think the propane tanks were stolen by someone running a meth lab.
Its probably that the price of gasoline pushed someone to convert their van to propane using Red Green's plans.
This is looking like a trend.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1274830/posts
Well, as far as terrorists go, it'd be wise to consider that aspect in the investigation. You're correct - when one hears hoofbeats, think horses not zebras. But when one considers the damage a herd of zebras - terrorists in this allegory - could cause...
However, the bigoted attempt to pin this theft on a Muslim is just sadly pathetic.
No! No! It was mooselimb terrorists! It had to be! There's a mosque somewhere in Columbus - that proves it!
/mocking-jerking-knees
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