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sl8

(16,245 posts)
Tue May 28, 2024, 04:01 PM May 2024

Vermont police say chronic littering culprit caught, fined

https://www.wcax.com/2024/05/28/vermont-police-say-chronic-littering-culprit-caught-fined/
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Vermont police say chronic littering culprit caught, fined

By Lucy Caile
Published: May. 27, 2024 at 4:59 PM EDT|Updated: 21 hours ago

FAIRFAX, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont police have identified the person they say is responsible for a case of chronic littering in Franklin County.

In February, we told you about efforts to clean up scenic areas in Georgia and Fairfax, as state police investigated what they called “ongoing egregious littering incidents.”

Monday, David Peake, 68, of Georgia, was fined $800 for those incidents.

Police say a local group that worked to clean up the trash helped detectives identify the culprit.

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Vermont police say chronic littering culprit caught, fined (Original Post) sl8 May 2024 OP
I was sure it would be a raccoon. nt intrepidity May 2024 #1
Well, he *claims* that he's not. Then again, raccoons are notorius liars. nt sl8 May 2024 #5
Hate it when people heave their trash out of an open car window. magicarpet May 2024 #2
I live on a busy road and we constantly pick up fast food bags, cigarette packs, beer bottles, etc. Diamond_Dog May 2024 #3
Devoid of any sense of community or appreciation of commonwealth. magicarpet May 2024 #4
They're probably mostly punks. Diamond_Dog May 2024 #6
Jerks Duncanpup May 2024 #7
Yep! Diamond_Dog May 2024 #8
Probably younger folks with few responsibilities LiberalFighter May 2024 #9
Make him go sit on the "group w" bench. Enter stage left May 2024 #10
LOL nt sl8 May 2024 #11
and get a stern talkin' to from Officer Obie! callous taoboy May 2024 #12
I wonder if he was singing - werdna May 2024 #13

magicarpet

(16,501 posts)
2. Hate it when people heave their trash out of an open car window.
Tue May 28, 2024, 04:10 PM
May 2024

Litter, trash, cigarette butts tossed in the street.

Diamond_Dog

(34,613 posts)
3. I live on a busy road and we constantly pick up fast food bags, cigarette packs, beer bottles, etc.
Tue May 28, 2024, 04:16 PM
May 2024

Sheesh. Can’t believe people do this crap. I’m glad they caught that litterer.

Diamond_Dog

(34,613 posts)
6. They're probably mostly punks.
Tue May 28, 2024, 04:49 PM
May 2024

But yeah it’s disgusting. One time someone threw out a whole case of 24 empty beer bottles into my yard.

Thankfully that was just one time.

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