A truck carrying audio equipment, podiums and other equipment for President Obama’s three-day bus tour was stolen in Virginia.
The truck was
reportedly stolen in Henrico County, near Richmond, Va.,and unnamed sources told NBC affiliate WWBT that it was carrying about $200,000 worth of sound equipment, several podiums and presidential seals.
A Pentagon spokesman confirmed to CBS News that the truck was stolen and has been recovered, adding that it is believed no classified material was on the truck.
The truck was reportedly recovered Monday afternoon in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn Express, and it’s unclear whether anything was stolen, or whether the thieves were aware they were stealing the president’s equipment.
“No classified or sensitive information was in the vehicle,” an unnamed spokesperson from the Defense Information Systems Agency told WWBT. “We take incidents such as this very seriously and a formal investigation is continuing.”
The president is currently traveling through North Carolina and Virginia to promote the elements of his $447 billion jobs plan. Today, Mr. Obama will visit a technical community college in Jamestown, North Carolina, as well as a high school in Emporia, Virginia.
Courtesy:CBS