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County charges landscaper with ripping off his workers

A New Jersey landscape company owner has been charged in a 56-count indictment with stealing $82,000 in wages. Click to read more on how he swindled his employees.

August 5, 2016

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Leaf-blower bandit blows it; leaves number at scene of crime

A man in Framingham, Massachusetts, robbed one landscaping crew of a leaf blower and quickly turned sold it to another. Click to learn how he was caught.

August 4, 2016

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State senator blocks road, leading to scrape with landscaper

Mississippi state senator Chris Massey and his father were arrested after an altercation with a landscaping crew escalated. Click to read the full story.

July 8, 2016

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Landscapers with suspect’s name take heat for Mike Wallace assault

Trouble is brewing in the wake of the news about NASCAR driver Mike Wallace’s attack and a landscaping supplier burns to the ground. Click to read more news.

June 23, 2016

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Scrape involving workers threatens landscape firm’s future

NASCAR driver Mike Wallace and his daughter wound up in the hospital after a concert. Click to read how a North Carolina landscaping company may be responsible.

June 21, 2016

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News roundup: Copperhead bites landscaper who reached for it

A landscaper suffers a copperhead snake bite while another rescues a woman from a fire in her home. Click for more of the week's news in landscaping.

June 3, 2016

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Tree service worker stabbed while on the job in New York

A New York landscaper was stabbed this week while trying to cut down a tree in the backyard of a home in Queens. Click to read more on this unusual crime.

May 19, 2016

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Sleepy, shotgun-wielding teen threatens landscaping crew

Residents say landscapers’ equipment is too loud or that they’re operating too early, and one Texas teen took the law, and a shotgun, into his hands to change that.

May 12, 2016

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Landscaper killed after mower overturns on sloped terrain

A Little Rock, Arkansas landscaper died on Friday after his zero-turn mower overturned on a slope. Click for more details and to see our top mower safety tips.

April 4, 2016

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Wild pursuit follows theft from landscaping company

A man who led police on a wild goose chase after allegedly robbing a landscaping company in Pierce County, Washington, has been charged with six criminal counts. John “Colby” Dherin Bell, 26, was charged with second-degree burglary, second-degree theft, third-degree malicious mischief, first-degree criminal trespassing, attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle and third-degree driving […]

December 4, 2015

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Landscaper finds grenade at site of former military base

Landscapers made a startling discovery while working in Stanford Research Park in Palo Alto, California, when one of the workers dug up an aged grenade. The grenade was discovered when a worker was digging a 4-foot-deep trench at 3145 Porter Drive, police told San Jose Mercury News. According to Palo Alto Police Sgt. James Reifschneider, […]

December 1, 2015

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Landscaper charged with gutting yard he once maintained

A landscaper in New Britain, Connecticut, reportedly trashed a lawn with his pickup truck in alleged retaliation for being replaced. According to New Britain Herald, the culprit is 22-year-old Ryan Ragalis, who is now facing charges of first-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving, operating with a suspended license, breach of peace, interfering with the police and […]

November 30, 2015