The stolen device is called a nuclear gauge and contains radioactive amounts of cesium 137, reports
CBS13.
The sheriff s department responded to the scene to investigate the burglary and notified their bomb squad as well as the FBI about the missing radioactive device.
“There’s a lot of kids that play around here, so for something to be out there like that, that’s kind of dangerous,”
Diego Juarez, an apartment resident, told
CBS13.
The nuclear gauge is used at construction sites to shoot beams of gamma rays into the soil to measure density and moisture content.
According to engineers, the gauge is not a risk if it is left alone. The engineering firm is offering a reward for its return.
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Woman found dead in apartment; police shoot armed man By Chris Conley
Apr 23, 2021 6:14 AM
WESTON, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – There was an officer-involved shooting in the Village of Weston early Friday morning.
Police were called to the Oak Ridge Apartments on Ferge Street and Neupert Avenue around 3:30am. Everest Metro PD says they received a call from a woman requesting assistance. A woman was heard screaming as officers approached the apartment. EMPD says their officers were confronted by an armed man. Police discharged their weapons. The subject is now hospitalized in critical condition.
Police say a deceased woman was found inside the apartment. No names have been released.
By Chris Conley
Police on the scene of a shooting incident in Weston, WI (WAOW-TV)
WESTON, WI (WSAU-WAOW) â Everest Metro Police were called to whatâs describe as a âcritical incidentâ in Weston.
According to WAOW-TV thereâs a heavy police presence at the Oak Ridge Apartments on Ferge Street and Neupert Avenue. Everest Metro police and the Marathon County Sheriffâs Department are on scene.
The incident involved at least one person being shot around 3:30am. More information isnât available.
Police say the public is not in any danger.