Wawa Parking Lot Incident Leads to Arrest

Whiting man dragged fellow shopper, police say

An incident of presumed 'parking lot rage' near Ocean Acres landed a Whiting man under arrest over the weekend. Police say Michael A. Farley, 66, of Whiting, was seen in the parking lot of the Wawa location at Route 72 West and Mermaid Drive opening and closing the driver's side door of his burgundy Lincoln taxicab and, in the process, hitting the side of a black Ford Ranger pickup truck. The alleged incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. Friday, police said. The owner of the Ford, Manahawkin resident Thomas Sarno, 50, saw what was happening and reportedly confronted Farley through the passenger side door, said Patrolman Russell Griffin. Farley then shifted his vehicle into reverse, causing the passenger side door to knock Sarno to the ground…

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