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4 tons of fertilizer stolen in Frederick
WTOP ^ | 3/2/09 | staff

Posted on 03/02/2009 7:55:09 AM PST by Nachum

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - Frederick police say four tons of fertilizer have been stolen from a farm supply store.

The fertilizer disappeared from the Southern States store in the 500 block of East South Street in Frederick some time Saturday night or early Sunday.

A store representative told police that 2,000 pounds of urea and 6,000 pounds of other fertilizer are missing. The fertilizer was in white 50-pound bags with a company logo.

Lt. Clark Pennington says they don't know what the motive behind the theft is, but they have notified the Maryland Coordination Analysis Center, which alerts all federal agencies of the theft.

(Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Maryland; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: domesticterrorism; fertilizer; frederick; stolen; theft; tm; tons
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To: Nachum

BTTT


61 posted on 03/02/2009 8:23:19 AM PST by 444Flyer (Don't beLIEve Obama.............................Never give up, never give in, never give out!)
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To: HollyB

Lovely. :o/


62 posted on 03/02/2009 8:23:33 AM PST by mrs tiggywinkle
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To: Mr. Lucky

Oh, they’re DRIVING the law of supply and demand.

By even threatening to reduce the supply, the demand and price of ammunition has hugely increased.

Everything at a local gunshow was probably 20% “overpriced” as compared to pre-bamma.


63 posted on 03/02/2009 8:25:15 AM PST by MrB (The 0bamanation: Marxism, Infanticide, Appeasement, Depression, Thuggery, and Censorship)
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To: DBrow

“The most likely reason for the theft is fertilizing fields.”

Bingo!!.....last year fertilizer got very expensive....I paid almost $30 for a 50 pound bag to put on clover around our pond....I would bet that this theft was agricultural in nature; and not anarchist inspired....and BTW I used to buy seed and fertilizer from that Southern States Co-op and somebody must have forgotten to lock the gate to the parking lot....to steal 160 bags took plenty of man power and took some time....wrestling those 50 lb bags around will wear your ass out....they must of had a skid steer and pallets.


64 posted on 03/02/2009 8:26:06 AM PST by STONEWALLS
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To: American_Centurion

Honestly, I do not know what kind of Fertilizer does what, but here’s some info regarding Urea from wikipedia:

“The substance decomposes on heating above melting point, producing toxic gases, and reacts violently with strong oxidants, nitrites, inorganic chlorides, chlorites and perchlorates, causing fire and explosion hazard.”


65 posted on 03/02/2009 8:28:17 AM PST by HollyB
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To: Nachum

Maybe a farmer is being creative in saving money on this year’s crops.


66 posted on 03/02/2009 8:28:19 AM PST by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: Nachum
Why would a terrorist need to still it? I just found a sale yesterday for 10 (1 cu ft) bags for $11 which I took advantage of. Made me wonder as I stood in line to pay for them, how many of these bags would a terrorist need to make a good size bomb? And how many bags could someone buy before someone took notice?
67 posted on 03/02/2009 8:30:34 AM PST by NavyCanDo
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To: Nachum
they don't know what the motive behind the theft is

I choked on my coffee when I read that. There is only really two uses for 4 tons of fertilizer, and somehow I don't think the proper use it would have been stolen for.

68 posted on 03/02/2009 8:31:11 AM PST by Domandred (Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.)
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To: DBrow
The most likely reason for the theft is fertilizing fields.

How many gangster farmers can there be?

69 posted on 03/02/2009 8:31:21 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: HollyB
Urea is neither combustible nor explosive.

This is explained in a post above.

70 posted on 03/02/2009 8:34:39 AM PST by BARLF
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To: Mr. Lucky

Processing into urea nitrate would net material for a whole lot of smaller bombs for use in soemthing on the order of the Indian massacre recently. An ANFO bomb would be a centerpiece to such a slaughter.


71 posted on 03/02/2009 8:39:40 AM PST by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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To: Nachum
"4 tons of fertilizer stolen in Frederick"

In other news, police are wondering if the stolen fertilizer is linked to the four tons of bullsh-t found draining out of the White House sewage system, which is directly piped from Rahm Emanuel's office.

72 posted on 03/02/2009 8:44:59 AM PST by tom h
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
4,000 LBS. at the rule of thumb of 1 LB./CY. would break 4,000 CY. of rock.
But...you need a “High Order” powder to detonate ANFO, and you need the proper amount of carbon added to effect the burning of the compound. ANFO it not and can not be detonated by a cap.
Powder is very difficult to get without a ATF permit, the permit is very difficult to get, serious and VERY detailed back round checks, I have one I know.
When you purchase powder you must a)have storage or b)it is delivered to you daily, what you don't used today goes back to the magazine tonight. And you need to tell the supplier what job it is going to...they check, be sure.
The most important thing needed is that the people selling to you need to know you before you get anything.
73 posted on 03/02/2009 8:48:27 AM PST by Rumplemeyer
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To: penelopesire
Obamaa's list of the top ten priorities does not contain homeland protection for you and I.

Socailism does not worry about the safety of the peasants.

74 posted on 03/02/2009 8:52:30 AM PST by TYVets
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To: Rumplemeyer

Its been a while since I bought this stuff and the record keeping and storage requirements have only become more difficult. In addition to fracturing the shale overburden, we wanted to cast as much of the overburden into the empty pit, next to the bench we were working. This was more of a timing issue when the wires were connected to the blasting box. We were able to move as much as 30 percent of the shale by kicking out the front rows (nearest the empty pit.) 30 percent work for the dragline was a big win.


75 posted on 03/02/2009 8:55:37 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Nachum
Now look for a large amount of methanol to go missing, eh eh!
76 posted on 03/02/2009 9:01:40 AM PST by paratrooper82
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

30 percent LESS work...


77 posted on 03/02/2009 9:01:51 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Lancey Howard
“How many gangster farmers can there be?”

LOL! Well, since several posters above want a conspiracy, let's make one up- your gangster farmers are growing coca bushes under plastic quonset huts in rural Delaware, and need high-nitro fertilizer to get good leaf with lots of alkaloid.

A few years ago about 2 tons of black pepper got stolen from a dock. Pepper still is a very valuable ag commodity. While most people thought it would appear in restaurant kitchens all up and down the coast, someone I know with connections to DEA thought that the most likely motive was to extract piperidene and use that as a starting material for Extacy-type drugs.

I guess it depends on your mindset.

78 posted on 03/02/2009 9:07:44 AM PST by DBrow
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To: PalmettoMason

The Tree of Liberty is not fertilized with anything other than blood of Patriots.

Hey, go check cost of fertilizer these days, likely being stolen to fertilize someone’s garden.


79 posted on 03/02/2009 9:11:49 AM PST by dusttoyou (HNIC Prime Minister Hitlery)
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To: autumnraine

Please dump it on the Capitol steps.


80 posted on 03/02/2009 9:19:46 AM PST by DFG
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