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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
Police & Fire
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
'Disgusting': Bergen County Man Dumped At Least 3 Deer Carcasses In Newark, Police Say 'Disgusting': Bergen County Man Dumped At Least 3 Deer Carcasses In Newark, Police Say
'Disgusting': Bergen County Man Dumped At Least 3 Deer Carcasses In Newark, Police Say A Bergen County man was arrested for repeatedly dumping deer carcasses in Newark, authorities said. Paul A. Bartella, 60, of North Arlington, is accused of leaving the carcasses in Newark three times across the city since June, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. He was arrested on warrants Wednesday night, after an incident on Verona Avenue near Broadway, police said. He did the same on Aug. 3 on Chester Avenue and Riverside avenues, and on June 24, on the 200 block of Oraton Street, O'Hara said. VICE detectives charged Bartella with disposal of solid waste, transpor…

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by Cecilia Levine
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
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