Big Truck + Small Space = Big Problem

We need one of two things: smaller trucks or larger overpasses.

At least, that seems to be the case in Chatham Borough, where too-tall trucks seem to have a habit of trying to squeeze through too-small spaces—one in particular.

Chatham Borough Police said this past week a truck suffered extensive damage after the driver tried to cross under the train overpass on Watchung Avenue. But that tidbit probably didn't feel like news to a lot of people in Chatham.

After all, back in mid-May, Chatham Patch ran a similar article: Truck Strikes Watchung Avenue Overpass. And just a few weeks before that:Trucks Strike Railroad Overpass on Watchung Avenue. That's right—trucks. Plural. In that story, two trucks had hit the overpass in 48 hours.

But wait, there's more:

In April, a truck driver was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, after ... you guessed it ...allegedly striking the Watchung Avenue overpass.

And in February, a truck struck the overpass, spilling large pipes onto the road.

We even found an awfully familiar story from last July.

One of our commenters offered a suggestion as to why this keeps happening: "Maybe the signage is not written in truckdriver-ese."

Each Monday, Patch takes a peek at some of the more surprising, shocking, stunning and occasionally silly police-related incidents reported throughout New Jersey for "OMGs from NJ PDs." Some of the other reports:

We Don't Like Their Style, But We Do Like Their Taste: Livingston police said some shoplifters and their friends had their eyes on some very expensive prizes recently. They're accused of fleeing a designer boutique with two Hermès purses—together worth $17,300. The handmade purses are often carried by A-List celebrities—but if you're going for high-end class, you should more carefullypick and choose who among the rich and famous you mimic.

Is that a Needle Down Your Pants, Or ... A 28-year-old Ogdensburg man was arrested after, police said, they found 47 decks of heroin and a hypodermic needle in the crotch of his pants. We're going to limit the commentary on this one to: Ouch! Ouch! Yowza! Ouch!

No, No, You Only Have to Deliver the Letter: Warren police tell us that they stopped by Winding Ridge Way to investigate a fairly strange report of criminal mischief. Someone had uprooted a mailbox from the ground, and apparently thrown it, damaging a light post. What's more, someone had thrown a neighbor's mailbox as well, police said. That's a special delivery the street could have done without.