CBRN event in New York, Brooklyn area, United States of America on Fri 31st October 2014

On October 31, 2014, the Radiation Safety Officer at Materials Testing Laboratories, Inc. notified the New York State Department of Health over the theft of a Troxler moisture/density device from a locked 2009 Chrysler Aspen SUV where it was being stored. The device, containing 8 millicuries of CS137, was stolen from its transport case which “was tethered to the frame of the vehicle with the cable locked to the hasp of the carrying case.” The theft was discovered when the device’s operator found the vehicle’s back lift gate open and lock on the device’s carrying case detached. No other items were stolen from the vehicle. Currently, the matter is being investigated by law enforcement.