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Suburbanite
and
Detroiter
charged
with
trash
dumping
in
Detroit
You
Dump in
Detroit,
You will
be
caught!
DETROIT
– The
Detroit
Police
Department’s
successfully
identified
and
arrested
two
individuals
caught
dumping
materials
in the
city of
Detroit.
On
November
5 2018,
Investigators
from the
General
Assignment
unit
received
information
that a
suspect
driving
a red
Chevy
pickup
truck
was seen
dumping
2
mattresses
in the
southwest
area of
Detroit.
An
investigation
was
conducted
and a
warrant
submitted
and
approved.
On
November
11 2018
the
suspect
was
located,
and
arrested
for
Littering.
His
vehicle
used in
the act
was
impounded.
Suspect
Identified
as:
Fidel
Acosta-Jimenez
of
Detroit,
Michigan
was
charged
with
Littering,
issued a
blight
violation
of $500
and his
vehicle
was
impounded.
Additionally,
on
October
24 2018,
in the
700
block of
E.
McNichols
a
witness
immediately
notified
officers
of an
illegal
dumping
of
tires.
Officers
were
provided
cellphone
footage
of a
gray
2009
Chevrolet
van
dumbing
tires on
the
city’s
east
side.
Officers
conducted
an
investigation
and was
able to
locate
the
vehicle.
The
officer
initiated
a
traffic
stop of
the
vehicle
which
was
still in
the
area.
The
driver
of the
van
admitted
that he
dumped
tires
and was
still in
possession
of tires
when the
vehicle
was
stopped.
As a
result
of the
community’s
assistance
and the
officer’s
investigation,
the
suspect
was
arrested
and his
vehicle
impounded.
Suspect
Identified
as:
James
Derwa of
Warren,
Michigan,
was
charged
with
Littering,
issued a
blight
violation
of $200
and his
vehicle
impounded.
Since
the
inception
of the
illegal
dumping
initiative
there
has been
208
warrants
issued,
86
arrests
made,
190
blight
violations
issued,
102
vehicle
impounded.
The
General
Assignment
Unit
which
investigate
these
crimes,
has a
92%
closure
rate.
Your
call
matters!
To
report
illegal
dumping
in your
neighborhood
call the
Detroit
Police
Department
or call
the
Scrapping,
Dumping,
Graffiti
Tip line
at
313-235-4356
or Crime
Stoppers
at
1-800-
Speak
Up!
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