A woman who recently split up with a boyfriend called Aurora police late Saturday to report he had threatened to put pure sodium into the Aurora Reservoir, police said.
Police sent a hazardous materials team to a home along East Fitzsimons Way near Interstate 225 to retrieve about 500 grams of a substance they said the unidentified woman claimed was pure sodium. In its purest form, sodium is a metal that can produce hydrogen gas and heat if in contact with water.
Police said the woman claimed the ex-boyfriend obtained the substance from a hospital where he worked.
In sufficient quantities, pure sodium can cause a fire.
No injuries were reported. Police said the ex-boyfriend was out-of-state. Their investigation continues.
David Migoya: 303-954-1506, dmigoya@denverpost.com or
