Police Director Alphonse Petracco and Chief Thomas Strumolo are advising residents that we are experiencing a problem with children shooting Gel Blaster Guns. Chief Strumolo said these guns are plastic but work similar to paint ball guns. The guns are battery operated shoot gel like projectiles 90 feet per second over 100 feet. Although classified as a toy police have responded to numerous calls in which motor vehicles were struck with projectiles while driving.

The pellets themselves are ecofriendly and nontoxic however, they can still cause eye injury. More importantly a motorist that may become startled and become involved in a motor vehicle accident.

Director Petracco requests that parents that purchase or allow their children to play with these guns explain the dangers associated with shooting at homes, or passing motorists. Although children may not know better, throwing or shooting anything at a person is a chargeable offense.