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Who Dumped 500 Pounds Of Pasta In Central Jersey? Who Dumped 500 Pounds Of Pasta In Central Jersey?
Who Dumped 500 Pounds Of Pasta In Central Jersey? Old Bridge police are investigating the dumping of 500 pounds of pasta along a brook, township officials said. The Department of Public Works cleaned up about 15 wheelbarrows' worth of spaghetti, macaroni and other pasta after photos circulated on social media. Police were contacted after township officials learned of the piles of pasta, according to Himanshu Shah, Old Bridge’s business administrator.  "This incident is under investigation by the police department," Shah said on Thursday, May 4. DPW "visited the site and did in fact find what appeared to be 15 wheel barrel loads of illeg…

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by Jon Craig
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KNOW ANYTHING? Massive Load Of Concrete Debris Dumped Near Rt. 206 In Sussex County, Police Say KNOW ANYTHING? Massive Load Of Concrete Debris Dumped Near Rt. 206 In Sussex County, Police Say
Know Anything? Massive Load Of Concrete Debris Dumped Near Rt. 206 In Sussex County, Police Say Police are seeking the public’s help tracking down the person who dumped a massive load of concrete debris near Route 206 in Sussex County. The load was dumped on the shoulder of Brighton Road near Route 206 in Andover Township, local police said in a Sunday afternoon release. The load appears to consist of “old portions of a wall or facade with a distinct stamped pattern,” police said. Click here to view additional photos. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Andover Township Police Department at (973) 383-5544.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Monmouth County Man Arrested For Illegal Dumping In Newark Monmouth County Man Arrested For Illegal Dumping In Newark
Monmouth County Man Arrested For Illegal Dumping In Newark A Monmouth County man was arrested for illegal dumping in Newark, authorities said. John Clark, of Highlands, was spotted by a city code enforcement member pouring unused concrete into a storm drain near Roseville Avenue and Orange Street around 11 a.m. Thursday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Clark, 32, was arrested and faces charges of illegal dumping and illegal transporting of solid waste, Ambrose said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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2 Morris County Men Among 17 Busted For Illegal Dumping In Newark 2 Morris County Men Among 17 Busted For Illegal Dumping In Newark
2 Morris County Men Among 17 Busted For Illegal Dumping In Newark Five men were charged and 12 issued summonses for illegal dumping in Newark since October, authorities announced Tuesday. “I am hopeful that any suspect found guilty of illegal dumping in Newark faces a sentence by the judicial system harsh enough to deter these crimes in the future,” Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The most recent incident occurred Dec. 27, after a railroad worker spotted Liel Moises, 46, Richard Salernitano, 53, both of Newark, dumping construction debris from a truck parked near the train tracks at 14-16 Meeker Pl., Ambrose said. Both we…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Report: Amazon Driver Dumping Packages In NJ Woods Told Police They Were Feces Report: Amazon Driver Dumping Packages In NJ Woods Told Police They Were Feces
Report: Amazon Driver Dumping Packages In NJ Woods Told Police They Were Feces An Amazon driver caught dumping packages into a South Jersey wooded area tried telling police the items were feces, according to a recent news report. The deliveryman later identified as Desmond Gould, 23, of Delaware, was spotted by a Logan Township (Gloucester County) police officer on Route 130 Nov. 2, throwing a large box from the van into the woods, NJ.com reports. An affidavit says Gould told the officer he was throwing his feces into the woods, but after the officer checked, he found that they were really undelivered packages that Gould had no intention of delivering, police said. A…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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