[Kartographer]

When I was luck the cops didn't call the SWAT Team on me when I was their age because I would shovel snow until dark as long as there was a buck in it. Guess they were taking jobs from illegals?

[Malsua]

The kids should have just said they work for good will but will gratefully accept college fund donations.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Shovel snow, go to jail?

GET A LIFE, COPS.

[Red Badger]

Good to see that New Joisey has no real crime problems and must go after illegal teen snow shovelers...............

[fatnotlazy]

Too bad those young men don’t live near me, or I’d hire them. Tough to find any youngsters who would shovel snow. Since I’ve lived in my house, I had only one little kid come to the door asking if he could shovel my walk and driveway. He was so small the shovel was bigger than he was. But he made the effort and I rewarded him for it. Many teens don’t want to make the effort.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

They were taking union jobs.

[taildragger]

Let me guess the Cops dumb-@$$ brother in law Vinnie owns a lawn service / snow plowing in the winter business...

Love to see who these two officers are related too and if and how they benefit.

Yes I am that cynical...

[DannyTN]

“when Hell freezes over”... but then it is New Jersey and it is covered with snow...

[hometoroost]

Safer than going after the real crooks and it doesn’t hurt the cash flow.

[Veggie Todd]

So I guess there really aren’t any shovel-ready jobs.

[TangledUpInBlue]

Same law in my NJ town. It’s not on shoveling - the law prohibits ANYONE from soliciting ANYTHING door to door without a permit. It’s meant to reduce scammers, etc.

The sad thing here is - someone likely called the Police on the kids. I doubt a cop in Bound Brook (not far from me) would even realize what was happening unless they were tipped off by a cantankerous resident.

[ican'tbelieveit]

Headline writers screw with us. They weren’t stopped for shoveling, but for not having a permit for door to door soliciting.

Now, lets get upset for the real reasons: stupid law, zero tolerance, inability of police to think for themselves or willingness to think for themselves, the person who told on the kids.

[Steely Tom]

When they arrest them, they should force them to undergo a urine test for drugs.

Then, when we have drug testing for welfare recipients, we can compare the stats for drug use among the welfare population with those for the snow-shoveling population.

I would imagine the comparison would be enlightening.

[drypowder]

Under these utopian idiots running most of our states and especially those in the DC government, soon we will all need a permit to breath, blow our noses or have a bowel movement. Kings used to be hung or beheaded in public for trying to shackle the citizens with such crap regulations and taxes. Way past time to bring back the gallows.

[lacrew]

After Sandy, one of the nightly newscasts featured a ‘ride along’ with code enforcement on Long Island....cracking down on illegal tree trimmers.

[I want the USA back]

Meanwhile, criminals are robbing, rapists are raping, murderers are murdering. But the cops are talking to kids who shovel snow.

[Uncle Miltie]

This is an excellent use of Police time.

Because solving crimes like these make the world a safer place.

[BenLurkin]

The world has gone mad.

[dainbramaged]

Too damn many laws out there.

[kidd]

Wow.

I hope the politicians who are in charge of this law use it for re-election:

“Harry Smith. Tough on crime. Cracking down on teenage snow shovellers.”

[WayneS]

New Jersey is home to an alarming number of fascists.