Police have discovered that the 25 pounds of dynamite and detonators stolen this week weren't the only things taken from City Sand and Gravel in Paradise.

Another piece of equipment used to set off the dynamite was also stolen from the quarry in an earlier incident.

The RNC won't say when the blasting machine was stolen, and they say it's too soon to connect the two thefts.

While they are serious crimes, police say they're more concerned about what might happen if the dynamite is mishandled.

Insp. Brian Dowden of the RNC said the explosives could even be detonated with a hammer.

"If this was hidden in someone’s basement and it exploded, the whole house would be destroyed and there would be significant damage to nearby homes," Dowden said.

He said the estimated 70 sticks of dynamite taken are each about eight inches long and an inch in diameter.

City Sand and Gravel told CBC that, as a precaution, explosives will no longer be stored on site.