[Cicero]

It sounds like a stupid prank to me, too. It remains to be seen where pranksters got hold of the cannister, but I doubt whether every police station in the area is totally security conscious. If a bunch of sailors or lab employees could walk out the door with dozens of computers and other gear, then I imagine that someone with access to a police station could walk off with a small cannister of CS and bring it home with him, where kids could pick it up and start fooling around with it.

[jiggyboy]

"small canister"? It's bigger than most humans (6'2"). Unless that's small in comparison to the size they get at the PX Costco?