02.15.2014
Bogota resident allegedly used snowblower to attack DPW employee, police say
BOGOTA — A borough resident allegedly used a snowblower to attack a public works employee Friday morning after the two argued over his throwing snow into the street in front of his home, police said.
Department of Public Works Superintendent Gordon Kholes said the worker was hit in the face and eyes with slush and ice while sitting in his truck after a resident blowing snow into Fairview Avenue allegedly pointed the blower’s ejection chute toward the truck’s open window.
The unnamed worker had argued with Bogota resident Rohit Chatterji about blowing snow onto a street that DPW crews plowed clear after Thursday's snowstorm left North Jersey blanketed.
“My foreman called the paramedics to make sure he was OK,” the superintendent said. “This was supposedly slush that could have contained salt and oil from the road. You have to get that checked out.”
Borough Police Chief John Burke said Chatterji was cited for violating an ordinance prohibiting residents from throwing snow from driveways and sidewalks into streets.
Further charges would be up to the DPW worker, who was treated at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck and released, Burke added.
Chatterji could not be reached for comment Friday evening.
Bogota Mayor Antero “Tito” Jackson said residents may be “a little winter-crazy,” but shouldn’t resort to taking it out on the DPW.
“Our DPW has been working non-stop to keep the streets clear,” Jackson said. “I understand people are getting snow-beleaguered. But people have to keep their heads about them.”
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Bogota resident allegedly used snowblower to attack DPW employee, police say
BOGOTA — A borough resident allegedly used a snowblower to attack a public works employee Friday morning after the two argued over his throwing snow into the street in front of his home, police said.
Department of Public Works Superintendent Gordon Kholes said the worker was hit in the face and eyes with slush and ice while sitting in his truck after a resident blowing snow into Fairview Avenue allegedly pointed the blower’s ejection chute toward the truck’s open window.
The unnamed worker had argued with Bogota resident Rohit Chatterji about blowing snow onto a street that DPW crews plowed clear after Thursday's snowstorm left North Jersey blanketed.
“My foreman called the paramedics to make sure he was OK,” the superintendent said. “This was supposedly slush that could have contained salt and oil from the road. You have to get that checked out.”
Borough Police Chief John Burke said Chatterji was cited for violating an ordinance prohibiting residents from throwing snow from driveways and sidewalks into streets.
Further charges would be up to the DPW worker, who was treated at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck and released, Burke added.
Chatterji could not be reached for comment Friday evening.
Bogota Mayor Antero “Tito” Jackson said residents may be “a little winter-crazy,” but shouldn’t resort to taking it out on the DPW.
“Our DPW has been working non-stop to keep the streets clear,” Jackson said. “I understand people are getting snow-beleaguered. But people have to keep their heads about them.”
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