Propane tanks, knife found at California college

A hazardous-materials crew was called after officers said they found a suspicious-looking vehicle in a campus parking lot. The driver was arrested on suspicion of having a knife on a school campus.

SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA 3 Sacramento) July 20, 2010 -- A parking lot was roped off at Cosumnes River College in Sacramento, California July 21, after suspicious items were found in a van.

A hazardous-materials crew was called after officers said they found a suspicious-looking vehicle in a campus parking lot, a campus spokesperson said.

Someone who was not a Cosumnes student had propane tanks and a knife in his vehicle, the spokesman said. The driver was arrested on suspicion of having a knife on a school campus.

Officials found a plastic-lined box with air vents through the roof of the van. The suspect told officers it was a special sleeping chamber.

Police also found power tools, a laptop and a football helmet. On a window of the van were copies of associate art degrees, two from Cosumnes College in 2005.

"Even though what he had in the van was not an explosive device, the behavior exhibited is somewhat suspicious. Public safety is our No. 1 concern so we want to explore this some more," a police spokesman said.

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Source: DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report