Southbury Police Perform More Patrols in Rope Swing Area

Southbury Police are performing patrols in the area off Berkshire Road where a Bridgeport man was injured after falling from a rope swing Monday while trying to jump into the Pomperaug River, according to the Republican-American.

Monday’s incident wasn’t the first trespassing incident in the area, the Rep-Am reports. Trespassing tickets were given to four people on Sunday and a fifth person was arrested for first-degree criminal trespass, which is a more serious charge.

The rope swing the man jumped from was cut down by Southbury town workers Tuesday, but a new one was put back later that day, the Rep-Am reports.

Signs put up after Monday’s incident were thrown to the ground when police patrolled Wednesday, the Rep-Am reports. The town-owned land is a popular destination for people to swim when the weather is nice, and someone even built a platform in the tree for others to jump from.

Read the full Rep-Am story here.