Suspicious Pipe-Like Device Found Taped To Airport Fuel Truck

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.

Middleton police said a suspicious man was seen driving a black Ford F-150 pickup truck around the hangars and fuel pit around 8 a.m. on Sunday. The man left after being confronted by airport personnel.

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.

Authorities said 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.

The Dane County Bomb Squad took the pipe-like device to an open field to render it safe.

Authorities are looking for the man driving the black truck earlier in the day. That man is described as being between 5 feet 7 inches and six feet tall with a medium build, black hair and a beard.

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