Three Indicted in Illegal C&D Dumping in N.J.

Three Jersey City men have been indicted for illegally dumping construction and demolition debris in the Lafayette section of the city, according to a report in the Jersey Journal (Jersey City, N.J.).

Derrick Venable, 39, has been charged with illegally dumping C&D debris at Berry Lane and Communipaw Avenue on April 4, according to the report.

Venable faces a possible five-year prison term and a fine of up to $10,000 if convicted.

In a separate incident, Donald A. Stewart, 51, and Shawn R. Coar, 45, were spotted loading demolition debris into a U-Haul truck that did not have Department of Environmental Protection registration decals, a spokesman for the state attorney general tells the Jersey Journal.  

Further investigation triggered by a Hudson County Improvement Authority worker revealed the truck had been reported stolen from an East Orange U-Haul establishment, according to the report.

Stewart and Coar were both charged with receiving stolen property and each faces a possible 18-month prison term and a fine of up to $10,000 if convicted, according to the report.