Dentist Arrested for Dumping Needles and Medical Waste Off Jersey Shore

New Jersey officials have been struggling to find the source of medical waste that has been washing up on its shores — closing various beaches. They now have the culprit: Dr. Thomas McFarland, who has reportedly confessed to the crimes.

McFarland, 59, took his motorboat out into the water to dump a bag full of some 300 dental-type needles, 180 dirty cotton swabs and other materials from his Pennsylvania medical office. Each count for dumping medical waste can carry a maximum prison term of five years as well as a $125,000 fine.

A wrapper for a drill bit led police to McFarland.

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