Police seek van with suspicious cargo

The Boston Globe ^ | 11/3/2001 | By Jenny Jiang and Fran Riley, Globe Correspondents

[Dog Gone]

We need to know why they fled.

[Skip_NH]

Van was found and check out. Van was used for Hazardous waste removal. It was used by legit company. Thats what I heard on WRKO radio Boston @6:00PM tonight

[jackbob]

cajungirl; interesting question: why would they use a ryder truck?

Skip_NH, your report that it was used by legit company, is probably pretty much all their is to it. I suspect they ran due to the use of a rental van for such purpose is less than legit.

Here is another link on the event:

FBI, Boston Authorities on the look out for rental van (Bomb materials, fled shopping mall)

[TXnMA]

"Any word on why they ran away from the guard?"
and...
"We need to know why they fled."

NECN didn't say...

However, I bet it wasn't for fear of being busted for being double parked -- not in Massachusetts!   '-)

TXnMA

[cajungirl]

What kind of hazardous material is at a mall?? Doctor's office? Odd. And I don't think you would rent a truck to do that kind of work. And why a Florida plate? Something is odd here. Oh well, back to the mall to shop and the car dealer to buy yet another car.

[tdscpa]

Why does a security guard not have enough firepower to disable a van? I live way out in a sparsely populated area of the country. If a Ryder truck pulls up in my driveway and the driver is "olive" and tries to leave without explanation after I ask him "wazz up", he will not be able to drive away.

[RaceBannon]

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY LINKS TO ARTICLES OF ARABS TAKING PICTURES OF DAMS, BLDS, CHEMICAL PLANTS, ETC?