Fired Knicks Fan
Fined Over Stolen Trash Can
Published
June 24, 2026
10:50 AM PDT
The Knicks fan who proudly dumped garbage onto a New York City street to steal the basketball themed orange and blue trash can is still getting dunked on … she’s been hit with multiple fines.
TMZ has learned the celebratory Knicks trash can was returned to New York City’s Department of Sanitation Wednesday morning … and, the trash bandit behind the ordeal was issued two summonses … including a $75 littering ticket and a $100 ticket for impeding DSNY operations.
We’re told the fines are the maximum allowed by law for first offenses.
We covered the wild story — a woman, later identified as 40-year-old Angie Báez, was so happy about the Knicks’ NBA Championship, she emptied a themed garbage can onto the street and then walked away with it.
She was later spotted on the subway proudly clinging to her memorabilia.
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Her employer, JPMorgan Chase, didn’t find her antics funny, though … and canned her over the incident.
Despite having to cough up $175 and being suddenly unemployed, she still evaded legal repercussions. The NYPD told TMZ Wednesday they had no complaint on file involving her theft … meaning they aren’t pursuing her.