In an anti-terrorism exercise to test bomb sniffing dogs and their handlers at Logan, State Police attached an 8 ounce piece of plastic explosive to a Massport pickup. The explosive turned up missing. No word on where the dogs are.
When we heard about this incident we thought it couldn't be more absurd than losing explosives in a training exercise. Of course, it was. Massport's aptly named "Troop F" were working to complete the TSA required exercise. Seriously. The F Troop. It's unclear if the explosive was stolen or just fell off of the truck, either way it remains missing. During the exercise a Massport employee, uninvolved in the training, moved the truck and associated explosive device. A quick search of the Massport property found the truck about a mile and a half away – without the explosive. Does everyone have keys to these trucks so they can move them at will? Do they just leave the keys in the ignition?
The good news is that without a blasting cap the plastic explosive is not dangerous. The bad news is that with a blasting cap the plastic explosive is quite dangerous. State Police, Massport officials, and TSA are looking for the missing material. Focus has been placed on searching a street cleaner which canvassed the area before police did. For safety's sake we're thankful the State Police had the piece of mind to affix a "Do Not Touch" sign to the explosive. Whew.
Google Maps provides an image of Harborside Dr. where the explosive reportedly went missing. Maybe we can see it from space.
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That is awesome! Missing C4 is always a good thing.
Somewhere, Larry Storch is smiling.