Police not sure why someone would take tags for boxcars

Associated Press

CLARKSDALE, Miss. - Clarksdale police are looking for thieves who decided on the most unusual items to snatch - computer tags for railroad cars.

"I have no idea why they would want them," police Capt. Danny Hill said Thursday.

He said the theft from Delta Railroad was reported by Reggie Howell, the local railroad operator.

"The (grey colored) computer tags are about 10 inches long with a plastic cover and are mounted on the side of each boxcar," Hill said. "These tags contain a computer chip that lets them know what is in each car."

Hill said the cost of the tags were about $75 each and that a large number had been taken.

"They probably didn't know what they were getting and I don't know what they can do with them," he said.

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Don't know what they can do with them? - does terrorism come to mind?