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Truck with boric acid stolen from Riverside
Saturday February 08, 2003
CORONA, Calif. (AP) A tractor-trailer rig carrying 44,000
pounds of powdered boric acid was reported stolen from a commercial
neighborhood in Riverside County, where it was parked on its way to
the Long Beach Shipyard, authorities said.
Corona Police Sgt. Jon Stofila said the truck's disappearance,
which was reported Friday, did not appear to be an act of
terrorism. Because of the amount of chemical missing, however, the
department notified the FBI's anti-terorrist unit in Riverside
County.
Stofila said the green, 1996 Freightliner truck with California
license plate 9B89830 was likely stolen between 9:30 p.m. Thursday
and 6 a.m. Friday. He said it was parked in Corona at the
intersection of Bonnie Circle and Pomona Road, off of Route 91, the
major highway connecting Riverside and Orange counties.
The flatbed trailer carrying the acid had Oregon plates HQ57530.
Boric acid is often used as a mild antiseptic, eyewash and
coolant.
Corona police request anyone with information regarding the
theft contact their department at 909-736-2333.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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