02.18.11
Castor powder crap in fridge costs locals 25k
The war on terror has resulted in reason defenestrated for many things.
Jeffrey B. Levenderis’ castor powder containing ricin in a container in the refrigerator, where it probably sat harmlessly for a long time, has cost Coventry Township officials in Ohio big time.
That’s because of the regulations and hysteria which causes authorities and emergency teams to jump into action when the word “ricin” is uttered.
“More than 80 people from 18 different departments helped during the event,??? said a country official here.
Further:
The [township council] board also approved emergency expenditures totaling $3,000 for the ricin incident.
[Township Service Director and Fire Chief] Dave Calderone said everyone from the township pitched in to make sure the operation ran smoothly and the parties responding were provided food and beverages.
Calderone also announced the township just received a hefty bill from the Summit County Engineer’s Office resulting from the ricin incident. Calderone said the office is charging the township more than $22,000 because South Main Street was shut down for safety reasons during the investigation. He said the township will be fighting this amount, however. Calderone explained the road had to be closed, per the FBI, and there was nothing the township could do about it.
It will probably eventually occur to them to try and squeeze the money out of Levenderis, who is indigent and in jail.