If the dog goes over the line, he gets a "slight" correction.
Posted on 09/30/2003 9:15:40 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Explosive to train dogs lost at airport Tuesday September 30, 2003 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) An explosive used to train bomb-sniffing dogs was lost at Newark Liberty International Airport and police are investigating to determine what happened.
Officials have discounted any terrorist connection, said Steve Coleman, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport, one of the nation's busiest.
The missing explosive was reported Monday night by WABC-TV's ``Eyewitness News.''
``We used it on a plane for testing purposes,'' Coleman told The Star-Ledger of Newark for Tuesday's editions. ``But at this point in time, we believe it is highly unlikely it was left on the plane.''
An audit revealed that the explosive, Primasheet, was missing.
The television station said a half-pound of Primasheet was missing, but Coleman said Port Authority police would only describe it as ``a small amount'' of the explosive.
The dogs and handlers are used to check suspicious packages and patrol areas at the airport and other Port Authority facilities.
In another security matter, the Port Authority has hired a new company to help its police patrol the airport, as well as its bridges, PATH facilities and the World Trade Center site.
FJC Security Services Inc. of Long Island, N.Y., replaces Haynes Security Inc. of Newark, The Star-Ledger reported.
Haynes is being investigated by the Port Authority, as well as state and federal agencies, the newspaper said.
FJC was awarded a four-year, $82.7 million contract at a closed session of the board. Haynes officials said they did not seek a new contract.
Haynes still has a four-year, $89 million contract for guards at LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International airports, a deal the Port Authority made in January.
Unarmed Port Authority civilian workers will provide extra security at the Lincoln and Holland tunnels, the agency said. FJC guards are to begin working at the Newark airport about Oct. 16 and other facilities about Nov. 1.
Now that is one smart explosive!
WTF?
That's not as far-fetched as it sounds...
If the dog goes over the line, he gets a "slight" correction.
I wonder how many lost dogs one would find at the typical airport. (Do they roam individually or, in packs?)
It's also a surprise to read that an explosive can be used effectively to train a dog that you can't even find.
What a country!
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