Crime & Safety

Big Truck + Small Space = Big Problem

Chatham borough's seen more than one crash.

We need one of two things: smaller trucks or larger overpasses.

At least, that seems to be the case in Chatham borough, where too-tall trucks seem to have a habit of trying to squeeze through too-small spaces—one in particular.

Chatham Borough Police said this past week a truck suffered extensive damage . But that tidbit probably didn't feel like news to a lot of people in Chatham.

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After all, back in mid-May, Chatham Patch ran a similar article: . And just a few weeks before that: That's right—trucks. Plural. In that story, two trucks had hit the overpass in 48 hours.

But wait, there's more:

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In April, a truck driver was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, after ... you guessed it ... .

And in February, a .

We even found an awfully familiar story .

One of our commenters offered a suggestion as to why this keeps happening: "Maybe the signage is not written in truckdriver-ese."

Each Monday, Patch takes a peek at some of the more surprising, shocking, stunning and occasionally silly police-related incidents reported throughout New Jersey for "OMGs from NJ PDs." Some of the other reports:

We Don't Like Their Style, But We Do Like Their Taste: Livingston police said some shoplifters and their friends . They're accused of fleeing a designer boutique with two Hermès purses—together worth $17,300. The handmade purses are often carried by A-List celebrities—but if you're going for high-end class, you should more carefully pick and choose who among the rich and famous you mimic.

Is that a Needle Down Your Pants, Or ... A 28-year-old Ogdensburg man was arrested after, police said, they found 47 deks of heroin and a hypodermic needle in the crotch of his pants. We're going to limit the commentary on this one to: Ouch! Ouch! Yowza! Ouch!

No, No, You Only Have to Deliver the Letter: Warren police tell us that they stopped by Winding Ridge Way to investigate a fairly strange report of criminal mischief. Someone had uprooted a mailbox from the ground, . What's more, someone had thrown a neighbor's mailbox as well, police said. That's a special delivery the street could have done without.


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