2 face felony charges over balloon air pollution in Biscayne Bay; may face time in prison
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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 facing legal expenses over the disposal of balloons into Biscayne Bay after these had been used to embellish a yacht during a marriage 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 young.
Miami-Dade police officers additionally issued civil citations with more than $23,000 in fines for the unlawful dumping on the Bayshore Touchdown Marina in Coconut Grove. This has been a extra painful learning experience for Martina Gaspoz and David Torres-Bocanegra who had been both working.
Officers arrested Gaspoz on Friday and Torres-Bocanegra on Wednesday. They are facing fees of willful disregard for the atmosphere, a third-degree felony punishable with a high quality of as much as $50,000 or imprisonment for 5 years, or both. 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 tremendous of as much as $10,000 or 60 days in jail, or each. His bond was $500. Detective Angel Rodriguez later clarified there was a mistake with the charge.
Detectives did not consider the couple who bought engaged on Tuesday to be the culprits. Instead, officers issued citations to the two companies — the occasion planner and the yacht charter — that the longer term groom employed.
Also, not everybody who acquired a $2,510 citation actually touched the balloons or was current for the celebration.
Dessideria D’Caro De Capriles, of Doral, is the owner of the constitution yacht. Gabriela Castillo was the event coordinator. Francisco Feo was the person in command of the constitution 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 group, arrange 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 drawback. Nonetheless, we believe it’s essential and essential to spark a cultural shift,” the petitioner wrote adding, “We beg the Miami-Dade county to go legislation to protect our ecosystem and increase environmental consciousness among boaters and the constitution industry.”
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For more stories about protecting Biscayne Bay, go to the Don’t Trash Our Treasure web page. Native 10 News Environmental Advocate Louis Aguirre leads the team.
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Tom Rivas stated he chartered a yacht for an engagement proposal. Cloud 9, which specializes in romantic proposals, helped him to plan the occasion. It all went smoothly. She said, “Sure!” But hours later, the fitness coach’s event was associated with air pollution in Biscayne Bay. Officers arrested one suspect and issued 9 citations on Wednesday.Afternoon report: 4 p.m., Could 11
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