JERSEY CITY A Jersey City woman made a shocking discovery on her lawn this morning when she noticed a military rocket launcher lying in the grass.Nothing to see here. Move along...
Niranjana Besai was leaving her house, located at 88 Nelson Street, to go to work just after 8 this morning when she spotted the launcher on her front lawn. "I read it and it [said] 'missile,'" Besai told CBS 2 HD. "There was little 'missile' [writing] on it."
She immediately called police.
Sources tell CBS 2 HD that the device is the type used to shoot shoulder-fired rockets and is capable of taking down an aircraft.
What's more troubling, sources add, is that Besai's house is located along flight path for Newark Liberty International Airport.
And then there is this guy who wanted to sell bumper stickers to a foreign country:
Investigators are calling the theft a serious breach of security at one of the country's most important nuclear research labs. Officials said there was serious concern the documents could have fallen into the hands of enemy states or even terrorist organizations.I feel totally safe from the bumper sticker threat...don't you?
NewsChannel4 has learned that among the materials allegedly stolen was classified information about the uranium enrichment process. Officials familiar with the case said Oakley will face charges including violations of the Atomic Energy Act.
Oakley worked as an escort at East Tennessee Technology Park, located on the Oak Ridge reservation. Officials said his contracting job was to escort visitors to and from offices at the lab. Officials said Oakley also performed maintenance work at the facility.
Sources said it is unclear how a low-level contract worker was able to obtain some of the nation's highly guarded nuclear documents.