Authorities in Butler County are investigating the theft of several high explosives taken from an Augusta business sometime over the weekend.
Monday morning, the Butler County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a burglary at Martin-Marietta Aggregates located on SW Diamond Road in Augusta. A quantity of the explosives were missing, which the business uses for mining operations.
They are described as round white-covered tubes and were packaged in cardboard boxes sealed with tape.
| So they look like .. dynamite. |
They were taken from an explosives bunker on the company property sometime between Friday afternoon and Monday morning. Sheriff Craig Murphy says that although the bunker is secure, it is not impossible to breach.
In addition to the sheriff's office, the State Fire Marshal's Office and ATF are also investigating. |