2 face felony costs over balloon pollution in Biscayne Bay; could face time in jail
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2022-05-14 18:22:18
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MIAMI – A 26-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man are going through criminal costs over the disposal of balloons into Biscayne Bay after these have been used to decorate a yacht during a wedding proposal.
A witness shared a video on Instagram and environmentalists have been outraged. Marine animals typically mistake the nonbiodegradable deflated balloons for jellyfish. Turtles eat it. Seabirds feed it to their younger.
Miami-Dade police officers also issued civil citations with more than $23,000 in fines for the unlawful dumping at the Bayshore Landing Marina in Coconut Grove. This has been a extra painful studying expertise for Martina Gaspoz and David Torres-Bocanegra who had been each working.
Officers arrested Gaspoz on Friday and Torres-Bocanegra on Wednesday. They're dealing with charges of willful disregard for the surroundings, a third-degree felony punishable with a fine of as much as $50,000 or imprisonment for five years, or each. Her bond was $5,000.
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Officers arrested Torres-Bocanegra for reckless disregard for the surroundings, a second-degree misdemeanor punishable with a positive of up to $10,000 or 60 days in jail, or both. His bond was $500. Detective Angel Rodriguez later clarified there was a mistake with the charge.
Detectives didn't contemplate the couple who obtained engaged on Tuesday to be the culprits. As a substitute, officers issued citations to the 2 companies — the occasion planner and the yacht constitution — that the longer term groom hired.
Also, not everybody who acquired a $2,510 citation truly touched the balloons or was present for the celebration.
Dessideria D’Caro De Capriles, of Doral, is the proprietor of the charter yacht. Gabriela Castillo was the occasion coordinator. Francisco Feo was the individual in charge of the charter firm. Officers also cited Tulio Capriles, Iulia Tyshchenko, Viacheslav Diadiura, and Efrain Hernandez.
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Environmental advocates want Miami-Dade officials to do extra.
The Florida Ocean CleanUp Society, a nonprofit organization, set up a Change.org petition asking Miami-Dade’s Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, the chief bay officer, and commissioners to pilot a new ordinance banning balloons and confetti in coastal waters.
“Banning balloons and confetti isn’t going to resolve the air pollution problem. However, we imagine it’s essential and necessary to spark a cultural shift,” the petitioner wrote including, “We beg the Miami-Dade county to pass legislation to guard our ecosystem and increase environmental consciousness among boaters and the constitution business.”
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For more tales about protecting Biscayne Bay, visit the Don’t Trash Our Treasure web page. Local 10 Information Environmental Advocate Louis Aguirre leads the team.
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