Lacey: On the curb near Huffy Wallace Park a caller reports there’s a refrigerator awaiting trash pickup. The refrigerator does not have the doors removed, which could result in a child becoming trapped. Being close to the park, the caller wishes to report the unsafe situation. It is NJ requirement that doors to discarded appliances like refrigerators need to be removed before placing for trash pickup.
8.16.010 Abandoned refrigerators.
A. No person shall leave outside of any building or dwelling in a place accessible to children any abandoned, unattended, or discarded icebox, refrigerator, or any other container of any kind which has an airtight door or lock which may not be released for opening from the inside of the icebox, refrigerator or container.
B. No person shall leave outside of any building or dwelling in a place accessible to children any abandoned, unattended, or discarded icebox, refrigerator, or any other container of any kind which has an airtight snap lock or other device thereon without first removing the snap lock or doors from the icebox, refrigerator or container. Any icebox, refrigerator or other container, with or without these doors, so found, may be impounded by any police officer.
(Prior code § 91.01)
8.16.010 Abandoned refrigerators.
A. No person shall leave outside of any building or dwelling in a place accessible to children any abandoned, unattended, or discarded icebox, refrigerator, or any other container of any kind which has an airtight door or lock which may not be released for opening from the inside of the icebox, refrigerator or container.
B. No person shall leave outside of any building or dwelling in a place accessible to children any abandoned, unattended, or discarded icebox, refrigerator, or any other container of any kind which has an airtight snap lock or other device thereon without first removing the snap lock or doors from the icebox, refrigerator or container. Any icebox, refrigerator or other container, with or without these doors, so found, may be impounded by any police officer.
(Prior code § 91.01)
Is everyone in Lacey named Karen? Ugh
Lynn Anne kids have died in refrigerators without the doors removed. I guess anytime someone is concerned about anything it makes them a Karen. So stupid
Keith Morris How about you either go take the doors off or call the police Karen
Keith Morris Exactly. People cry “Karens” until a life is lost. Then those same people will turn around and have something to say about it when something does happen. ????
Lynn Anne you mean exactly what the caller did? ????
Lynn Anne what the heck is a Karen? Just asking.
Lynn Anne good comeback.
Lynn Anne Seriously! Maybe we should start suggesting hobbies to ppl lol
Marissa Leatherwood So if this person didn’t call and it turned out tomorrow that a young child climbed in and got stuck in there and later died, would you still be calling this person a Karen? Just asking for a friend.
Taylor McKeon exactly….while it might sound like a stupid call, it truly isn’t! I’m glad they called!
Lynn Anne
Kelly Renee Costa You are a pig
Lynn Anne in situations that present a danger, nothing Karen about it. Except the Karen complaining about it. ????
Taylor McKeon So why didn’t they just take the doors off ?
Lynn Anne Maybe it’s an elderly person, or a handicapped person? Maybe they don’t have the tools to do it? There’s plenty of reasons why.
Lynn Anne Oh go mop up .. you are dripping
Lynn Anne
Taylor McKeon yep I would
Marissa Leatherwood Yikes, that’s so sad. I have 3 children and if someone saved their lives or did something to prevent a death, I would definitely not be calling them a Karen. But hey, to each their own. ????
Shouldn’t be wasting the polices time with this, go to the house and infirm them
Marissa Leatherwood Guess you didn’t read my other comment about the caller could possibly be handicapped? You don’t know the situation so I wouldn’t be commenting such negative things. And if it saves a life, it’s not wasting the police’s time.
Marissa Leatherwood Do you fell better now? You threw in your two cents ..
Kathleen Martinez yeah,
That’s what I would like to know
Kathleen Martinez it’s a internet term for a female who gets outta control over stuff that is none of her business or a Buttinski
And just so you all know my original comment was about the post itself and the not the person who called..It just didn’t seem newsworthy, but go ahead go on and on forever about something we all know is dangerous, I know everyone is bored but good grief…
Way to stay classy Kelly whomever you are ????How about you try making sense next time
But yet. Not brave enough to take the doors off themselves… takes what two minutes to do? Fine these frivolous callers!!!!!!
Did these people never see that episode of Punky Brewster???
Nicole Gibson omg, I always refer to that and no one knows what I’m talking about!?
Donna Wohnus Conklin I remember it vividly because it scared the crap out of me as a kid! Every time I see a refrigerator thrown away with doors on I panic! ????
Nicole Gibson lmao!! I remember that episode!
Caryn Esposito yesss!!!
Most of these types of Karen calls I would agree are nonsense, but someone I knew well growing up lost 2 young grandchildren to a fridge out for garbage… in this case the offender should be given one notice and someone should make sure those doors come off… this type of thing is almost a magnet for little kids…. rant over.
Peter Michael Clausen IV
That’s awful- so sorry. ❤️
Peter Michael Clausen IV yes I remember in Bayville years ago 2 kids got locked in. So sad.
I remember it well…????
I remember that one. My uncle was the one who found them.
I agree with this one, years ago there were 2 kids missing in Bayville, they were found dead having climbed in an old refrigerator which may be the same 2 children Peter is referring to.
Debbie Andrian Tyler yes!! Every one was out looking. Terrible. I never forgot that as a kid. Stuck with me
Me too! It was a few blocks from me. I’m putting out an old freezer tomorrow and removed the door like your supposed to do.
Has the fbi been called yet?
Charles Collins not funny
Hide and seek champion. ????
“How many kids do you know that get to die a winner?” -Anthony Jeselnik
First day on the internets there Michael? ????????
Omg people really don’t have anything better to do these days huh
Think I could get some of that food before it goes bad?
For those of you laughing…SMH…two young children died in a refrigerator, playing hide and seek many years ago in Bayville…it was absolutely devastating…
something you never forget…
Jill Matusiewicz Gohr especially the person who found them ????????
Vicki..yes…we were all out looking for them…it was terrible…a police officer found them…????
Jill Matusiewicz Gohr. Yes and he was a rookie I believe ????
i remember this so well, the shock and sadness. I believe they searched for quite awhile before they were found .
Everyone bitching on here about the callers have nothing better to do.. yet you are all here commenting cause you have nothing better to do .. Whiners
Jesus christ these calls have to be the same dumb ass person
Please don’t use the name of the Lord in vain
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I’m so glad somebody called about this finally!! That fruit is so out of date
Ok how many people here think the caller should have just gone and knocked on the door of the house and told them it’s not safe some stupid kid who’s parents never told them not to play in a fridge might get caught in it and die?
I don’t know about the rest of you but I KNOW I TAUGHT MY KIDS TO AVOID CLIMBING IN THE FRIDGE.
How many think the caller should have gone over and REMOVED the doors? Or shoved the fridge down to the ground door side down with the doors open?
Bobbie Lyn Harrsch SMH…all that logic..Because kids (especially little ones, like the ones who suffocated in Bayville) ALWAYS listen to their parents…what an ignorant statement…
Jill Matusiewicz Gohr warning labels and such have stopped darwinism from weeding out the stupid and weak minded
Bobbie Lyn Harrsch….SMH you need to find your soul..we are talking about the possibility of a horrific death of little kids…SMH
Jill Matusiewicz Gohr guess what for decades people disposed of fridges without removing doors and kids didn’t die in the majority of them just a few dumb idiots who’s parents let them run wild and never taught them better
Bobbie Lyn Harrsch WTH???did you miss the part about “LITTLE” kids dying horrific deaths..
suffocating…
Jill Matusiewicz Gohr NO KIDS WHERE IN THIS FRIDGE, NO KIDS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO PLAY OUTSIDE THAT ARE DUMB ENOUGH TO CLIMB IN A FRIDGE
Bobbie Lyn Harrsch ???????????? why are you SHOUTING at me…did I say there were kids in this particular fridge?? The door needs to be taken off so kids DO NOT end up suffocating in any fridge…
Seriously? Why not knock on the person’s door and be a good neighbor? Simply say hey I noticed you out a fridge out. I’m not sure if you are waiting for someone to pick up or for bulk but bill won’t take it with the doors still on. Like seriously is it that hard to be a decent human? Jeez! The police have bigger fish to fry!
Denise Desiree Capizzo Stewart Maybe because now a days when you go to your neighbor nicely they tell you to go F yourself! Maybe that’s why the police get called ????
Denise…the caller could have prevented the death of a child or deaths of children…those would be some big fish…SMH
So the guy lurked out his window and called the police? He could just open the door and check if he was worried. Come on. If he’s afraid then write a note. Call the town then not the police!
Diane Hamadyk Well that’s a shame then. Some of us still have common decency and don’t bother the police over dumb things.
OMG Karening is a legit thing in 2020. Karen’s kids would be the ones stuck in a damn refrigerator… where you just push and the door opens from the inside.
When my mom was young they found kids stuck in a fridge while looking as they went missing. Not a great outcome
Doug Clausen it was devastating…something you never forget…????
Jill Matusiewicz Gohr in Bayville right
Jill Matusiewicz Gohr lol one mutual friend my mom
She did the right thing!!!
Cassey O’Connor
Joe Zinn
I rode the ambulance for over 12 years a f/f for 27 annnnnnnnd I AINT NEVER HAD Someone stuck in a refrigerator
Chipper Verian well. Not everyone is as lucky as you ,not to have seen what can happen.. BRAVO
Chipper Verian Congrats To You ..
How many have you seen locked in a Washer or Dryer though ..
Chipper Verian never say never
The Refrigerator Safety Act of 1956 made it so refrigerators are easily opened from the inside
They use magnetic strips to close the doors they can be opened from inside or outside…. I just meant there really isn’t that much danger with refrigerators
Crossing a street is a 1000 times more dangerous
I saw it 50 yrs ago a little boy ???? in our neighborhood was locked inside one!!!!! Yes he died!!!!!
Angie Murphy that is so sad and terrible ????????
I couldn’t imagine
Chipper Verian SMH…lucky you…never say never…
Can we step it up a little bit with the scanner news. Not everything needs to go on fb guys
Derek J Eldridge
Well, this came across a scanner and it is turning out to be a top post of the day! You never know my friend!
Any NORMAL person knows this. NO DOORS FOLKS. WTF
Don’t refrigerator doors not lock anymore? Isn’t this an antiquated law?
Bear Brian I was thinking the same thing and scrappers love appliances
Not that its an excuse by any means, but I had no idea about this law-or even the risk behind it. Ive never put a fridge on the curb, but Im actually glad I saw this post because I never would have thought about that
Aly Dodi
If we educate one person, the story was worth publishing.
Maybe they put it to the curb because they were giving it away?
People are stupid. Door should have been taken off.
The reason that doors still need to be removed even though they don’t lock anymore is that they could easily tip over or kids playing around could push something in front of doors. I can’t believe so many are upset about calling the police, at least this way we are sure it’s taken care of.
If your unattended kid is fucking dumb enough to climb in a fridge and not get out Mabey you should have worn a condom
Mike Pedulla ignorant comment…SMH..
Jill Matusiewicz Gohr if your child is big enough to flip over a fridge while inside then yeah they are fucking stupid
Mike Pedulla…the second ignorant comment explains the first…SMH…who said anything about flipping it over?!? ????♀️
Jill Matusiewicz Gohr read the previous comments ????
Mike Pedulla perhaps you should read the previous comments about children suffocating in refrigerators…
SMH…doors must be removed..for a reason…
Someone I use to babysit for waaaaaay back,their son was missing well after I had left him, was out playing then nothing and found the next day inside a fridge dead! Very sad thing!!!
Thats something I would call in cause of it hurting children
Off base with this one. Doors need to be removed.
Sadly enough in Bayville ,years and years ago two children died from playing hide and seek. They were found in a refrigerator. I may forget the year but I will never forget it happened Very sad
Tammy Shinton-Clermont lesson DONT PLAY HIDE AND SEEK IF THE KIDS YOUR PLAYING WITH ARENT TRYING TO FIND YOU
Like I said always something
its is also illeagal in nj to put out refridgerater that hasnt had feon removed by licences agent
Jeff Zacher thought about that also
This is the hill we’re going to die on today? Got it.
Glad someone is paying attention. If the frig isn’t picked up it could be a hazard to little kids who don’t know. You people laugh about this, but it has happened in the past.
Dawn Higgins it was a regular happening when refridgerators had latching handles. now very seldom
I’ll never forget the time I was attacked by two suspicious refrigerators. Scariest day of my life
Reminds me of that episode of cowboy bebop… dont open that shit
Some of y’all were never left alone all the time so that Henry and Punky Brewster had to raise you and it shows ????????.
This isnt the 80s or 90s kids dont play outside anymore
John Amoroso is this u ??
Christopher Parkhill lol
John Amoroso ????????????
Does anyone even have a fridge with anything more than magnetic closure these days, at least residential models?
Refrigerator doors keep the Corona out.
I have never heard of one child being killed by getting closed into a refrigerator on the side of the road. Plus the refrigerators in the last 15-20 years have such light doors that any child could easily push their way out
I don’t believe refrigerator doors lock any longer, maybe in the 50s and 60, Get a life!