Residents of Old Bridge, New Jersey, were perplexed when piles of pasta appeared along Iresick Brook near Hilliard and Mimi roads. Photos of the illegal dumping were posted on Facebook by Nina Jochnowitz, and once the Department of Public Works was alerted, they removed the 500 pounds of uncooked noodles in 15 wheelbarrows' worth of pasta. Old Bridge police are now investigating the case, according to township officials. The dumped pasta was found in a quiet residential area, and town officials estimate that the pasta had been there only a short time before DPW arrived to clean it up. While the NJ Department of Environmental Protection spokesperson confirmed that the agency was not involved in the matter, NBC 4 New York claims that the case is resolved because the pasta came from a nearby home that was for sale. According to neighbors, the son of the homeowner is a military veteran and dumped the pasta that he discovered while cleaning out the home after the mother’s death.