Sheriff Searching for Illegal Dumping Duo at Ohio Wildlife Preserve

Tom Ozimek
By Tom Ozimek
August 30, 2018US News
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Authorities in Ohio are looking for two people captured on surveillance video illegally dumping trash at a wildlife preserve area.

Video posted by the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office shows a pair of unidentified individuals heaving televisions, tires, and various other items from the back of a pickup truck and into the greenery.

People illegally dumping trash
A pair of unidentified individuals dumps refuse in a wildlife preserve in Ohio. (Screengrab via Hocking County Sheriff’s Office)

Both the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office and the Ohio Division of Wildlife have reached out to the public with a request to help identify the man and woman seen in the footage.

The woman, wearing a purple top and jean cut-offs, can be seen in the video flinging hubcaps into the bushes.

Woman throws hupcaps into the bushes
A woman was captured on surveillance video illegally disposing of items in a protected area. (Screengrab via Hocking County Sheriff’s Office)

Meanwhile, a bearded man wearing a sleeveless shirt and what appears to be a baseball cap can be seen pushing heavy items from the back of the truck and onto the grass below.

A man throws garbage out the back of a pickup truck
A man unlawfully discards waste in an environmentally protected zone. (Screengrab via Hocking County Sheriff’s Office)

The sheriff’s office says the incident took place in July off Sand Run Road, in the vicinity of the Sunday Creek State Wildlife Area.

“If you have information on the identity of the two individuals, please contact the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office at 740-385-2131 or by sending us a message,” said the sheriff’s office on Facebook.

From The Epoch Times