DEC: 2 Dumped Junk into Hudson Valley Creek

Two people are accused of dumping beds, garbage, clothes, a couch and more into a Hudson Valley creek.

On March 17, an officer from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation received a complaint from the Town of New Windsor Police Department concerning people who were dumping garbage into Quassaic Creek.

People were seen tossing household garbage, mattresses, bed frames, bags of clothes and a couch down the streambank, police say.

The initial report was made by someone who witnessed the dumping and pursued the U-Haul box truck. The man was able to describe the suspects and detailed where they fled.

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With the help of the witness's description, officers from the Department of Environmental Conservation and New Windsor Police Department were able to find the suspects.

The unnamed suspects were ordered to retrieve all the dumped solid waste and their truck was impounded.

Two people were issued tickets for the unlawful disposal of solid waste, returnable to the Town of New Windsor Court.

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