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Ridgewood Dispute Strands Optimum Employee Mid Air in Bucket

Ridgewood Police and Fire Respond to Fallen Electric Cable

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May 10,2018

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, according to the Ridgewood Police ,Patrol units responded to the intersection of East Ridgewood Avenue and South Pleasant Avenue on May 7th for a verbal dispute in progress. Upon arrival an employee of Optimum reported a female party unlawfully entered a utility vehicle and turned off the bucket truck while the cable employee was working in the bucket, thus causing the utility worker to be stranded mid-air.

The actor then removed utility property from the truck and walked away. Patrol units located the accused and arrested a 59-year-old female from Ridgewood, N.J. and transported the arrestee to Ridgewood Police headquarters. The arrestee was served with criminal complaints for harassment, false imprisonment, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass. The arrestee was released with a pending court date.