CBRN event in California, Rancho Cucamonga area, United States of America on Mon 6th October 2014

On October 6, 2014, the Radiological Health Branch Brea (RHB) was contacted the RMA Group RSO over the theft of a moisture/density gauge from a vehicle outside a private residence in El Monte around 7:00 A.M. Local law enforcement were notified about the stolen device and the RSO requested “an investigation of the private residence where the Troxler radioactive gauge was taken,” as well as a theft report from the “authorized user that was in possession of the gauge prior to the theft.“ The RSO hopes to use this information as well as local newspapers and relevant local vendors to find the device. The incident has been reported to the NRC Operations Center “as a 24-hour report under 10CFR30.50(b)(2) since the radioactive gauge has been stolen and it cannot be determined what condition the sources are currently in."