?EUR??,,????'??It is an old and intractable problem,?EUR??,,????'?? said Lt. James Matheny, a North Stamford resident.

The number of complaints that police have been receiving for years come from citizens and elected officials from the area. Extra patrol cars have been sent to the various locations but that has not stopped the dumping. Typically, police will charge violators with a misdemeanor and release them, but now they will put them in jail and force them to pay a bond, Matheny said.

Now a charge of criminal reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor, because the dumping creates a risk of car crashes will be added, he said.

Officers will spend more time watching the prime spots and seizing trucks from violators, steps they did not take in the past, Matheny comments.

An ordinance passes last year gives the city the right to strip a landscaper?EUR??,,????'???s dumping license for a year if he or she is caught dumping illegally, said city Rep. Randall Skigen.

Landscapers have been dumping dirt, logs, leaves and other debris on local area roads for years, especially overnight, reports Matheny.

Police suspect the main offenders are small landscaping companies that charge clients cash, including a sump fee, and dump on the street instead of paying for the city facility.

Source: Southern Connecticut Newspapers, Inc.