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Wilton
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way Driver Punches, Kicks Officers After Chase, Crash In Wilton: Police Wrong-Way Driver Punches, Kicks Officers After Chase, Crash In Wilton: Police
Wrong-Way Driver Punches, Kicks Officers After Chase, Crash In Wilton: Police A wrong-way Connecticut driver led police on a brief pursuit before crashing into two other cars, injuring a driver, and then assaulting two officers, police said. The Fairfield County incident happened at around 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 15, in the town of Wilton. Wilton Police said Jorge Oliva, age 48, of Trumbull, was seen speeding in a Honda SUV going northbound in the southbound lanes of Route 7 (Danbury Road) near Ridgefield Road close to oncoming traffic. Officers initiated a pursuit, during which Oliva was allegedly seen throwing a baseball cap out his window. Police eventually term…

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by Michael Mashburn
Gloucester
Police & Fire
Adult Diaper Dumper Sought By Police In Gibbstown Adult Diaper Dumper Sought By Police In Gibbstown
Adult Diaper Dumper Sought By Police In Gibbstown Authorities in one South Jersey town are seeking whoever is responsible for dumping trash bags full of adult diapers and urine pads around town. The Gibbstown culprit is likely driving a gray Nissan Altima without a rear wing, with a New Jersey plate, Greenwich Township police said. "We don't know who you are. We don't know what you want," the department said.  "But what we do have are a very particular set of skills, skills we have acquired over a very long career, skills that make us a nightmare for people like you. If you stop now, that'll be the end of it. We will not look fo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Trumbull-Monroe
Police & Fire
Duo Caught Dumping Truckload Of Old Tires Near Retail Parking Lot In Trumbull Duo Caught Dumping Truckload Of Old Tires Near Retail Parking Lot In Trumbull
Duo Caught Dumping Truckload Of Old Tires Near Retail Parking Lot In Trumbull Two men were apprehended after allegedly dumping a truckload of used vehicle tires near a local retail parking lot in Fairfield County. The men were caught in Trumbull around 8 p.m. Friday, May 19 in the area of Old Mine Park.  Jamel Bracy, age 25, of the Bronx, New York, and Jordan Malone, age 26, of Danbury, were charged with littering and discharge without a permit when they were stopped by officers several blocks away on Route 25, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police. According to Weir, the men were spotted unloading tires from a box truck while par…

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by Kathy Reakes
Warren Hunterdon
Police & Fire
‘Bored’ NJ GNC Employee Threw Energy Drinks Around Store, Damaged Walls: Police ‘Bored’ NJ GNC Employee Threw Energy Drinks Around Store, Damaged Walls: Police
‘Bored’ NJ GNC Employee Threw Energy Drinks Around Store, Damaged Walls: Police A GNC employee in Hunterdon County told police he was simply “bored” when he decided to throw energy drinks around the store and parking lot and cause damage to the walls, authorities said. Officers responding to the Flemington GNC saw purple energy drinks thrown in the middle of the parking lot and all over the store, as well as damage to a wall inside the store, police said. A follow-up investigation found that one of the store’s employees, Nicholas Tampano, 18, had started throwing expired cans at the building and causing the damage because he was “bored,” police said. Tampano, of Flemi…

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by Valerie Musson
Putnam
News
Man Arrested, Ordered To Remove Couch Abandoned On Putnam County Property Man Arrested, Ordered To Remove Couch Abandoned On Putnam County Property
Man Arrested, Ordered To Remove Couch Abandoned On Putnam County Property A 50-year-old man was charged with trespassing and violating the local law in the town of Putnam Valley after he was caught on surveillance footage illegally dumping a couch and other unwanted objects on an area property.  After he was identified by the Putnam County Sheriff's Department, a deputy met Orange County resident Eric Young, of Newburgh, and watched him remove the dumped furniture from the property in the town of Putnam Valley. According to the department, Deputy Kevin Radovich was flagged down by the groundskeeper of the Blair Lodge on Peekskill Hollow Road on Tuesday, Oct.…

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by Christina Coulter
Sussex
Police & Fire
Englewood Man, 23, Cited For Illegal Dumping At Sussex County Park Englewood Man, 23, Cited For Illegal Dumping At Sussex County Park
Englewood Man, 23, Cited For Illegal Dumping At Sussex County Park A 23-year-old Englewood man dumped a heaping pile of miscellaneous garbage at Maple Grange Park in Vernon, local authorities charged. Mike Lopez was charged with dumping on lands owned by others and littering after he left numerous items including an old couch, window shutters, wooden trunks of clothing, masonry items, cans of wood stain and other miscellaneous items on Maple Grange Park property Sunday night, Vernon police said. The trash has since been removed by the local DPW, and Lopez is scheduled to appear in court.

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by Valerie Musson
Ocean
Police & Fire
Brick Officers Struck By Car Breaking Up Wild House Party Brick Officers Struck By Car Breaking Up Wild House Party
Brick Officers Struck By Car Breaking Up Wild House Party UPDATE: A pair of Brick Township police officers breaking up a wild house party and street revelers were struck by a vehicle -- sending one of the officers to the hospital, authorities said. Darius Edwards, 24, of Brooklyn, fled in a white Mercedes Benz after hitting Brick Officer Joseph Riccio and a detective overnight Monday, Sgt. Jim Kelly later said. Riccio was treated for a knee injury at Ocean Medical Center, while the detective was not injured, Kelly said. Initial responding officers estimated there were more than 400 partygoers at the Atlantic Drive home of Michelle Cicchillo, who …

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by Jon Craig
Somerset
Police & Fire
Authorities Crack Down On Bridgewater Park Where 1 Drowned Last Month, 40 Summonses Issued Authorities Crack Down On Bridgewater Park Where 1 Drowned Last Month, 40 Summonses Issued
Authorities Crack Down On Bridgewater Park Where 1 Drowned Last Month, 40 Summonses Issued Authorities are cracking down on illegal activity at a Somerset County park 40 summonses for illegal drinking and swimming were issued, and two people were arrested on drug charges there. Washington Valley Park in the Martinsville section of the Township includes Buttermilk Falls and Chimney Rock Reservoir, where one person drowned last month. The Somerset County Park Commission has had to remove several dumpsters of garbage due to excessive littering in the park, too, authorities said. "In response, to these complaints, the Bridgewater Township Police Department in cooperation with t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Warren Hunterdon
News
Officials: Increase In Vandalism, Littering At Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Officials: Increase In Vandalism, Littering At Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Officials: Increase In Vandalism, Littering At Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area officials are seeing an increase in the number of illegal dumping and vandalism incidences throughout the park in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. A total of 13 incidents of vandalism have been reported at the park so far this year, which include breaking windows and doors, cutting locks, marking graffiti and causing other property damage — up from just two incidents during the same period last year, officials said in a Facebook post Thursday. Several incidents of household trash being dumped in the park, including furniture and building supplie…

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by Valerie Musson
Norwalk
News
COVID-19: Littered Protective Gear Sparks Response In Norwalk COVID-19: Littered Protective Gear Sparks Response In Norwalk
Covid-19: Littered Protective Gear Sparks Response In Norwalk With the call for residents to wear masks and even gloves to avoid being exposed to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), one Fairfield County resident has started an effort to put an end to people throwing used masks and gloves in parking lots and on the ground. Lindsay Lewis, a Norwalk resident, started a Change.org petition after becoming fed up with the ongoing littering of worn gloves, masks, wipes, and other used materials in places other than designated litter receptacles.  'I am requesting for an official order be brought forth throughout the city of Norwalk to prevent individuals …

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by Kathy Reakes
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Video: LI Man Arrested After He's Caught Taping Himself Vandalizing Cruiser, Police Say Video: LI Man Arrested After He's Caught Taping Himself Vandalizing Cruiser, Police Say
Video: LI Man Arrested After He's Caught Taping Himself Vandalizing Cruiser, Police Say A 25-year-old Long Island man was arrested after he was caught taking a video of himself vandalizing a police cruiser. New Cassel resident Wesley Andrade Rodas was arrested shortly before 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5 in Westbury after he sprayed soda on a police vehicle and threw a bottle at it, all while videotaping it on his cell phone, Nassau County Police said. According to police, two Nassau County officers saw Rodas standing next to a marked Radio Motor Patrol car that was parked on Post Avenue. Rodas intentionally sprayed liquid from a coke bottle onto the vehicle and threw the pla…

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by Zak Failla
Danbury
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For Illegally Dumping Trash, Debris Near I-84 Man Nabbed For Illegally Dumping Trash, Debris Near I-84
Man Nabbed For Illegally Dumping Trash, Debris Near I-84 A Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputy had to get his hands dirty to track down a suspect who illegally dumped trash and construction debris on county property near I-84. On Monday, July 29, Deputy Randel Hill was on patrol on Barrett Road in Southeast when he came upon a “large quantity” of trash that had been illegally dumped. Hill photographed the scene and proceeded to dig through several bags to find any evidence that would lead them to the owner. Putnam County Police Capt. Lisa Ortolano said that in one of the bags, Hill located paperwork that tied the debris to a Lake Carmel man. Due to th…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk
Police & Fire
Man Caught, Cited For Illegally Dumping In Public Parking Lot In Westchester Man Caught, Cited For Illegally Dumping In Public Parking Lot In Westchester
Man Caught, Cited For Illegally Dumping In Public Parking Lot In Westchester Police caught a truck driver from Mount Vernon red-handed illegally dumping debris and asphalt in a local parking lot in Westchester. Officers from the Mount Vernon Police Department spotted the driver from a Connecticut company, Ruben Cruz, 57, on Thursday, May 30, dumping in the public parking lot 17, police announced. Cruz, a Third Avenue resident, was accused of littering and issued an appearance ticket to appear in Mount Vernon City Court on July 15. According to officials, the Mount Vernon City Code states that any person violating any provision of the City’s littering ordinance shal…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
Fisherman From Westchester Surrenders To Police On Tampering With Evidence, Other Charges Fisherman From Westchester Surrenders To Police On Tampering With Evidence, Other Charges
Fisherman From Westchester Surrenders To Police On Tampering With Evidence, Other Charges A fisherman from Westchester County is in police custody after turning himself in for allegedly dumping illegal fish and tampering with evidence in Fairfield County waters. New Rochelle resident Lawrence McLoughlin was stopped by the Greenwich Police Department Marine Unit on Oct. 17 in his 24-foot center counsel boat for a safety inspection due to rough waters. Police said that McLoughlin consented to stop and pulled his vessel toward a local dock for the inspection.  While he was en route to the dock, McLoughlin was spotted allegedly leaving the helm of the boat and throwing several…

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by Zak Failla