UH OH - AT 3:51 P.M. ET:  The kind of news we don't like to read, from the New York Post:

A stack of blank birth certificates has been stolen from the city Health Department's offices, leading investigators to worry that they may have fallen into the hands of terrorists, The Post has learned.

On March 12, an employee discovered that 104 certificates with the agency's stamp on them were missing from the department's offices at 125 Worth St., near City Hall, sources said.

It was the first time in 10 years that blank birth certificates were stolen from the department.

The NYPD and the city's Department of Investigation are investigating.

"It's like hitting the Lotto for a terrorist," one investigator said.

COMMENT:  Obviously a source of concern.  Question:  Why was the agency's stamp placed on the certificates before they were filled out?  Seems a bit foolish.  We'll follow this, if there's any further news.

April 25, 2009