Thousands of pages from books and magazines were tossed on a Brooklyn sidewalk for four years, that is until local residents helped the NYPD catch the culprit.
reported on the issue in January. “I need to stress to those who have yet to experience this phenomenon with their own eyes the SHEER VOLUME of papers floating down the street,” Emmy Davey, who was a local resident wrote in the post. “It looks like the work of someone with an enormous collection of old books who spends their weekend tearing apart pages before scattering them in the wind.
A series of events led police to Trzcinski who had lived on Noble Street from 1989 to 2014 before moving to Nassau County, Long Island. The discovery began with one unnamed resident who readjusted her home surveillance camera to catch the offender earlier this year and met with success when it captured a person throwing papers out of a car window at 5:30 a.m.“I would estimate he had a box in the passenger seat, filled that baby up, driving nice and slow – 15 miles per hour,” the resident told.
But it wasn’t until another unnamed resident arranged to stake out the area that the car’s license plate number was confirmed, four neighbors told Gothamist. The plate identified Trzcinski as the culprit, something his sisters said was shocking. “He’s the kind of guy who would pick up trash off the street, not leave it there,” Trzcinski’s sister Ann told the outlet, adding, “He’s an environmentalist.” Trzcinski’s other sister, Mary, said simply, “That just doesn’t sound like my brother.
Trzcinski’s motive for dumping thousands of pages on his old home street remains unclear but residents told Gothamist that pages haven’t appeared on the street since the officer was identified.Gizmodo reached out to Trzcinski by phone for comment. An unidentified woman answered and proceeded to make threats before abruptly hanging up.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Greenpoint mystery solved: serial litterer was NYPD sergeantNearly every Sunday for four years, residents of a quiet block in Brooklyn woke up to reams of paper dumped on their street. When the litterer was revealed to be an NYPD sergeant, the department stripped him of one vacation day.
Read more »
15-year-old shot in Brooklyn, in critical condition: NYPDThe victim was taken to Maimonides Medical Center, reportedly in critical condition.
Read more »
NYC crime: 3 teens shot during argument in Times SquareThree teens were shot Monday night during an argument in Times Square, the NYPD said.
Read more »