Skateboarding fine

Andre Stoltzus & his Fine

Skateboarding fine
Skateboarder Andre Stoltzus was skateboarding after school doing cool stunts and tricks on his Skateboard  at union square on a tuesday afternoon. Later on he went to the other side of the square when he was caught and got a ticket. The ticket was for $100 and another for $1,000 for reckless skateboarding. His skateboard was then confiscated. Stoltzus was first skating on the steps at the south side of the park by 14th St., but then moved to the north side of the park. When he was then grabbed by an undercover officer he allegedly grabbed the youth's shoulder and tried to force him into an unmarked van. Stoltzus was not cooperate since the officers were not in uniform and the car was not marked. The cop said he was going to give the skateboard tho his son. The PEP are just like cops but do not carry guns. The PED said they stopped Andre four times before they gave him a ticket but it was not on record. The Park Enforcement Patrol and police officers are going to start cracking down on skateboarders who “grind” on the plaza's stair railings, do tricks on the granite steps or do other sorts of street skating that may be considered illegal. The Stoltzus family will now have to pay for a lawyer to help them. a Parks spokesperson, confirmed the summonses had been dismissed. “We asked them not to pursue it, and that was the case, based on our request,” The deputy commissioner said Parks is not anti-skateboarding, but there are places to do it and not to do it. Union Square — which has new steps and rails that can be chipped by street-style skating tricks — is one of the latter. “No Skateboarding” signs are posted, but may be a bit high up. Andre Stoltzus will now help them at the design table to make new ideas.

By Konner Layman
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