Suspicious Pipe-Like Device Found Taped To Airport Fuel Truck
Middleton Airport Temporarily Closed
Updated: 1:20 pm CST February 2, 2009
MIDDLETON, Wis. -- The Dane County Bomb Squad disarmed a suspicious device found taped to the side of a fuel truck at the Middleton Airport on Sunday.
VIDEO: Watch The ReportMiddleton police said a suspicious man was seen driving a black Ford F-150 pickup truck around the hangars and fuel pit at around 8 a.m. on Sunday. The man left after being confronted by airport personnel, WISC-TV reported.Authorities said the same man was seen again in the area of the airport gate. The airport employee reported seeing the truck speed away westbound on Airport Road.They said at around 4:30 p.m., a suspicious, pipe-like device was observed affixed to the side of a fuel truck at the airport. The fuel truck was in close proximity to other fuel storage tanks.All flights were diverted from the airport, and the surrounding area was evacuated by Middleton police and fire departments. The Dane County Bomb Squad took the pipe-like device to an open field to render it safe, WISC-TV reported.Authorities said that they're looking for the man driving the black truck earlier in the day. That man is described as being between 5 feet 7 inches and 6 feet tall with a medium build, black hair and a beard.Stay tuned to WISC-TV and Channel 3000 for continuing coverage.
VIDEO: Watch The ReportMiddleton police said a suspicious man was seen driving a black Ford F-150 pickup truck around the hangars and fuel pit at around 8 a.m. on Sunday. The man left after being confronted by airport personnel, WISC-TV reported.Authorities said the same man was seen again in the area of the airport gate. The airport employee reported seeing the truck speed away westbound on Airport Road.They said at around 4:30 p.m., a suspicious, pipe-like device was observed affixed to the side of a fuel truck at the airport. The fuel truck was in close proximity to other fuel storage tanks.All flights were diverted from the airport, and the surrounding area was evacuated by Middleton police and fire departments. The Dane County Bomb Squad took the pipe-like device to an open field to render it safe, WISC-TV reported.Authorities said that they're looking for the man driving the black truck earlier in the day. That man is described as being between 5 feet 7 inches and 6 feet tall with a medium build, black hair and a beard.Stay tuned to WISC-TV and Channel 3000 for continuing coverage.Copyright 2009 by Channel 3000. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
