Nitrous Tanks Stolen From Dentists' Offices

From iStockAnalyst.com, Salem, Oregon. (As first reported in The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Michigan):

Earlier this month, two 100-pound tanks of nitrous oxide where stolen from a dentist’s office. Then earlier this week, another tank was reported missing from another dentist’s office in the county.

“The thief or thieves broke into both businesses through doors, and did significant damage to a door.”The police sergeant reported, "I think (they) were stolen to be used as a recreational-type inhalant.”