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At 3:50 PM (MST) on 19 Feb 04 - The Department received telephone notification of a stolen gauge by Larry W. Chisman, the RSO for Soil Testing and Engineering Inc. The theft occurred between 11:30 AM and 2:00 PM (MST) on 19 Feb 04 in a parking lot at 314 W. Bijou, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The gauge was locked within its orange transport case which was locked within a Suburban. The windows were reported to be intact and it is unknown how entry to the vehicle was gained. The stolen gauge is a CPN Model MC-2, serial number M21084026. The gauge contains 10 milliCi of Cs-137 and 50 milliCi of Am-241:Be. The incident was reported to local police on the day of the theft.

• * * UPDATE ON 02/27/04 AT 11:20 BY A. COSTA * * *

This text update was reported as EN#40544 on 02/24/04 at 14:51 EST. EN#40544 has been retracted because it was a duplicate of this event notification. A Campbell Pacific Nuclear (CPN) Density Gauge, Model MC2, serial number M21084026 was stolen from the backseat of a privately owned Chevy suburban at approximately 1300 CST on 2/19/04. The gauge contains 10 millicuries of Cs-137, and 50 millicuries of Am-241/Be. The gauge case inside the truck was not locked, but was blocked to prevent movement. Several other items were also stolen from the truck including a cellphone, wallet, and briefcase. The licensee reported the theft to the Colorado Springs Police Department, Case No. 04-6892, shortly after the theft was discovered. Police are investigating credit card and cellphone usage to try and track down the perpetrators.

• * * UPDATE ON 02/27/04 FROM JAMES JARVIS TO A. COSTA * * *

The Colorado Department of Health reported that Local Law Enforcement located the lost gauge, and it was returned to licensee, Soil Test and Engineering. The gauge source is intact and the licensee is leak testing the instrument as requested by the Agreement State. Notified R4DO (Sanborn) and NMSS (Brown).

• * * UPDATE ON 03/24/04 @ 1652 BY TIM BONZER TO C. GOULD * * *

The stolen gauge was found intact and not damaged between two storage units in its transport box in Colorado Springs, CO. on 2/26/04. Notified NMSS EO(Essig) and Reg 4 RDO(Graves)