Leaf blower summonses skyrocketed in November, following a nearly year-long trend that has led to a record number of tickets in 2025, according to Rye Police Department data.
Police issued 229 leaf blower summonses in November, up from just one during the same month in 2024, marking one of the most significant year-over-year changes across all reported categories. The jump comes amid higher overall police activity, though department officials have previously attributed similar increases to expanded enforcement tied to city code complaints and targeted overtime.
Public Safety Commissioner Michael Kopy recently told The Record that “leaf blower patrols” formed this year have been ramping up enforcement across the city.
Traffic stops, meanwhile, also rose substantially in November, climbing to 330 stops, compared with 144 in November 2024, a 129 percent year-over-year spike, data shows.
There were eight arrests in November, up from the three people taken into custody by police during the same period last year.
Several involved charges for traffic- and warrant-related offenses.
Alejandro Espinoza-Barajas, 43, an employee of a landscaping company was arrested on Nov. 26 for allegedly refusing to show police his ID.
The previous day, William C. Salomon, 45, was caught on Nov. 25 for driving a car without a license near Midland Avenue and Interstate 95. Carlos Bolivar Quizhpi Zhinini, 30, was arrested Nov. 21 on the same charge near Purchase Street and Elm Place.
On Nov. 16, police nabbed Oscar Arreguin-Navarro, 29, for driving without a license on Boston Post Road and Purdy Avenue.
Five days earlier, Ivette Marquez, 46, was arrested for driving with a suspended registration near Forest and Gramercy avenues. And Davall O. Clarke, 35, was also arrested on Nov. 11 for driving without a license on the Boston Post Road ramp to Interstate 287.
Indhira Bileira Tueni Arias, 48, was taken into custody by police on Nov. 8 for aggravated unlicensed operation near Playland Parkway and Charlotte Street.
Daniel J. Morrone, 27, was arrested on Nov. 5 after turning himself into police on a DWI warrant.
Calls for police service also increased in November, rising to 2,824, up from 2,402 during the same period last year, an 18 percent jump, according to police data.
City code complaints remained relatively stable year-over-year, decreasing slightly from 18 to 16, according to department figures.
