Raging villagers entice fly-tippers utilizing automobiles whereas ready for cops to reach

Raging British villagers have been dubbed “heroes” after they stopped two fly-tippers of their tracks.

Police from Warwickshire seized a white van, stacked excessive with garbage on a rustic lane on the fringe of Meriden village. Clever locals used their automobiles to dam the vans as they started to dump waste on Maxstoke Lane.

A North Warwickshire Local Policing spokesman mentioned: “On arrival we found some of the worse fly-tipping we had seen in a long time. “We detained two males who have been instructed to reload the 2 vans with all of the garbage dumped.

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“We supervised them cleaning up their mess and enjoyed a great cup of tea and slice of home made cake courtesy of the farmer’s wife.”

However, they clarified that “no cake and tea” got to the 2 criminals, however their vans have been then taken away below the Environmental Act. A police spokesperson mentioned: “Cleaning up the results of fly-tipping is the responsibility of the local council and members of the public who discover incidents of fly-tipping should report it to them directly.

“Officers from the Warwickshire Rural Crime Team additionally attended the scene and have now taken on the investigation and prosecution case.”

Folks in Meriden are used to sorting issues out themselves. Between 2011 and 2012, a gaggle of robust locals camped out to cease an unlawful traveller camp spreading on the sting of the village.

The 2012 blockade was impressed by somebody tenting on the street for greater than 600 days. It is known final Wednesday’s blockade – only one mile from their final protest with the traveller – lasted much less time and police arrived minutes after receiving a 999 name.

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