DHHS reports stolen industrial radiography camera containing radioactive material

Published 1:33 pm Friday, February 28, 2025

By Staff Reports

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KERNERSVILLE — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services received a report that an Industrial Radiography Camera containing radioactive material was stolen in Kernersville, North Carolina. Because radioactive material can cause physical harm if handled, the department is advising caution and requesting anyone with information to call law enforcement immediately.

A SPEC-150 Industrial Radiography exposure device like the one pictured below, known as an “IR camera,” was taken from a pickup truck in the parking lot of the Sleep Inn motel on Heartland Drive during the night of Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. The IR camera was discovered missing on Feb. 27, 2025.

These are industrial devices that contain radioactive material that can cause physical harm. If you find the device or know where it is, you should call local law enforcement or 911 immediately. Do not approach the device, do not attempt to open it and remain at least 30 feet away.

You can also call Travis Cartoski with the NCDHHS Radiation Protection Section at 919-621-4797 if you have information about the stolen device.

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